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Erikson Conservation Land

Erikson Conservation Land from directly overhead

Erikson Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Shed, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 10.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Norton LPS
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.98725, -71.12401

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Old Shed: 0.0 mi
  • Old Shed: 0.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.7 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 3.4 mi
  • To Woodward Forest: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Toad Island Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wheaton Farm Walking Trails: 1.3 mi
  • Watson Pond State Park: 2.6 mi
  • New Pond Dam: 2.6 mi
  • Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Stonehouse Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Shpack Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Moose Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 7.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Oliver Ames: 5.8 mi
  • Pratt Memorial Statue: 8.3 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 8.6 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 8.6 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 8.7 mi
Gardens
Beaches
  • Barbara Road Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Fishermans Beach: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 26
  • Oak Grove: 5.6 mi
  • 12: 9.7 mi
  • 11: 9.7 mi
  • 8: 9.7 mi
  • 7: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 16.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 16.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Erikson Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNNW 334°163 m10.5 mi
Bluff HillNNW 332°138 m9.9 mi
High RockWNW 302°127 m9.8 mi
Pinnacle HillWNW 296°126 m11.1 mi
Red Brush HillWNW 284°124 m13.1 mi
Rattlesnake HillN 352°122 m7.2 mi
Bald HillWNW 288°121 m13.0 mi
Knuckup HillWNW 294°119 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:24
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/840983578

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