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Falls Road Conservation Area

Falls Road Conservation Area from directly overhead

Falls Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 240 m. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacob Hill, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 9.4 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.69641, -72.21734

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Davis Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Frye Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Wyman Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Grant Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Royalston Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 2.9 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse Marker: 5.5 mi
  • Colonial Home 1777 Marker: 5.7 mi
  • Fort House Marker: 7.1 mi
Parks
Museums: 33
  • Royalston Post Office: 2.2 mi
  • Royalston Historical Society: 2.2 mi
  • The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 7.2 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Stone Bridge: 2.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 9.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 9.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Jacob Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 8.6 mi
  • Table Rock: 11.4 mi
  • Black Precipice: 12.4 mi
  • Billings Fold: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 4.0 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 4.2 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Royalston Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 13
  • South Royalston Chicken: 5.7 mi
  • Clyde II: 8.4 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 15.9 mi
  • Reaching: 16.1 mi
  • Aurora: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 13.6 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 12.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 16.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Falls Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainN 5°571 m6.4 mi
Mount GraceW 267°491 m7.0 mi
The PinnacleNNE 27°467 m6.8 mi
Grassy HillNNW 348°446 m5.2 mi
Bennetts KnobW 269°444 m6.8 mi
Attleboro MountainNW 320°427 m7.3 mi
Mayo HillWNW 288°418 m4.4 mi
Webb HillNE 41°415 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/911091502

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