Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Edmund Hill Woods

Edmund Hill Woods from directly overhead

Edmund Hill Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Meeting House Hall stands 225 m to the west-southwest, 4.1 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

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What to expect

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Coordinates42.33264, -71.64084

12.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
17.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
24.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
28.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Edmund Hill Woods: 0.3 mi
Edmund Hill Woods: 0.3 mi
Rawstron Conservation Restriction: 1.4 mi
Green Street Conservation Restriction: 1.5 mi
Mount Pisgah Conservation Area: 1.6 mi

Peaks

Edmund Hill: 0.3 mi
Ghost Hill: 0.7 mi
Mount Assabet: 1.1 mi
Fay Hill: 1.2 mi
Rock Hill: 1.4 mi

Parks

Memorial Field: 0.7 mi
Howard Street Ball Field: 0.7 mi
Casey Field: 0.8 mi
Assabet Park: 1.1 mi
Watson Park: 1.7 mi

Historic sites

WW2?: 0.8 mi
Civil War Memorial: 0.9 mi
Hermit Cave: 2.6 mi
Masonic Hospital: 4.1 mi
First Meeting House in Shrewsbury: 4.4 mi

Gardens

Berlin Community Garden: 1.6 mi
Shade Garden: 4.7 mi
The Clearing: 4.7 mi
Wildlife Garden: 4.7 mi
Secret Garden: 4.8 mi

Museums

Shrewsbury Historical Society: 4.5 mi
The Icon Museum and Study Center: 6.1 mi
Willard House and Clock Museum: 6.7 mi
EcoTarium: 8.0 mi
American Heritage Museum: 8.3 mi

Artworks

Pan Statue: 4.7 mi
Folly: 4.8 mi
horseshoe sculpture: 6.1 mi
Uncle Beazley: 8.0 mi
Siegfried: 8.0 mi

Attractions

“The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.7 mi
Log Chair: 5.1 mi
Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 5.3 mi
Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 5.5 mi
Wachusett Dam: 5.5 mi

Beaches35

Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 3.3 mi
Centennial Beach: 6.2 mi
Memorial Beach: 6.3 mi
Bolton Town Beach: 6.9 mi
Sterling Town Beach: 7.8 mi

Cliffs17

Sawyer Bluff: 5.3 mi
Scar Hill Bluffs: 5.6 mi
Falling Rock Ridge: 9.9 mi
Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.4 mi
Condo Rock: 13.1 mi

Picnic sites17

Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Picnic Site 9: 19.9 mi
Picnic Site 8: 19.9 mi
Picnic Site 10: 20.0 mi
Picnic Site 6: 20.0 mi

Waterfalls3

Cascades: 17.5 mi
Emerson Falls: 18.4 mi
Trap Falls: 24.5 mi

Rest areas1

Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.4 mi

Springs1

Mystery Spring: 20.7 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Edmund Hill Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Meeting House Hall	WSW 244°	225 m	4.1 mi
Rawson Hill	WSW 256°	223 m	3.7 mi
Longley Hill	W 278°	205 m	2.9 mi
Bartlett Hill	WSW 253°	201 m	2.4 mi
Temple Hill	SW 222°	200 m	5.0 mi
Golden Hill	SW 227°	196 m	4.4 mi
Ball Hill	NW 304°	195 m	2.3 mi
Barnes Hill	NW 325°	195 m	2.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:51	18:22	18:59
June solstice	05:11	19:45	20:28
September equinox	06:35	18:09	18:46
December solstice	07:13	15:32	16:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	26	28	36	48	59	68	74	72	64	52	41	32
Precip in	3.6	3.3	4.6	4.4	3.7	4.2	4.0	4.4	3.9	5.1	3.8	4.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778172

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