Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Federal Gardens
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Federal Gardens is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the north-northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Ipswich River Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.55269, -71.14910
- 8.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 21 mi
- Eagle Rock · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ipswich River Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Ipswich River: 0.7 mi
- Alderwood Acres: 0.7 mi
- Lawrence St Acres/Wetlands: 1.2 mi
- Lawrence St Acres/Wetlands: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Wilmington Town Common: 0.9 mi
- Swain Green: 1.0 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.2 mi
- Town Park: 1.6 mi
- Robert P. Palmer Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 1.0 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.7 mi
- Dobbins Hill: 2.8 mi
- Long Woods Hills: 3.0 mi
- Wood Hill: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Park: 1.2 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 1.9 mi
- Shawsheen River Aqueduct: 3.5 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 4.6 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing marker: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Wilmington Town Museum: 1.9 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 4.1 mi
- Wakefield History Museum: 4.7 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 6.1 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 6.6 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 2.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.8 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 9.4 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 9.7 mi
Artworks
- muster: 2.9 mi
- Baldwin Green: 3.5 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 6.6 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 6.8 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 7.5 mi
Gardens
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 5.3 mi
- Courtyard: 6.6 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 7.6 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 7.9 mi
Attractions
- Stone Chimney: 7.4 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 7.6 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 8.4 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 8.4 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Lookout Cliff: 7.3 mi
- Skull Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Crag 1: 8.6 mi
- The Cellar: 9.3 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 12.0 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 12.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 20.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.4 mi
- Rainshed: 20.4 mi
- Boston Light: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 14.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.0 mi
Springs: 5
- Quarry Spring: 8.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 13.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 22.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 9.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Federal Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | NNE 20° | 128 m | 6.5 mi |
| Boston Hill | NNE 24° | 117 m | 7.0 mi |
| Zion Hill | SSW 193° | 107 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ames Hill | NW 324° | 106 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | S 186° | 105 m | 7.4 mi |
| Fox Hill | WNW 283° | 96 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSE 160° | 91 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 11° | 91 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29859187
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 1 mi
- Reading · 3 mi
- North Reading · 4 mi
- Wakefield · 5 mi
- Woburn · 5 mi
- Billerica · 6 mi
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