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Flavell Crossing Conservation Area

Flavell Crossing Conservation Area from directly overhead

Flavell Crossing Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Robison Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.60005, -71.49866

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mountain Lakes Club Field: 1.2 mi
  • VFW FIeld: 1.3 mi
  • Forge Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Freedom Park: 1.6 mi
  • Stony Brook canoe access: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Major Moses Poor Palmer: 1.4 mi
  • Harvey P Sargisson: 1.5 mi
  • Forge Village Honor Roll: 1.5 mi
  • Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Leon And Katherine Hurd Memorial: 3.1 mi
Gardens
  • Westford Community Gardens: 2.5 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 4.0 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 5.8 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 5.8 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 5.8 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 8.5 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 21
Cliffs: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Wamesit Falls: 10.4 mi
  • The Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Cascades: 15.6 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 17.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 4.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Flavell Crossing Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillSSW 204°187 m6.3 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 297°157 m3.2 mi
Prospect HillW 269°149 m2.7 mi
Brown LoafW 281°141 m2.3 mi
Gibbet HillWNW 283°139 m3.2 mi
Prospect Hill (468')ESE 119°135 m3.3 mi
Pingry HillSW 214°133 m3.9 mi
Baralock HillNW 317°132 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29761413

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