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Forest Avenue Conservation Area

Forest Avenue Conservation Area from directly overhead

Forest Avenue Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Peach Hill stands 180 m to the west-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Old North Road Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39065, -71.54053

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cherry Street Field and Playground: 0.8 mi
  • Memorial Beach Park: 1.3 mi
  • Cellucci Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hudson Skate Park: 1.3 mi
  • Colaianni Playground: 1.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.9 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 1.9 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 2.0 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 2.0 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.8 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Old Well: 2.1 mi
  • Old Foundation: 2.6 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 3.0 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 3.1 mi
  • Benjamin Sawyer's Grist Mill: 3.5 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 17.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Forest Avenue Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peach HillWNW 282°180 m5.3 mi
Wataquadock HillNW 306°173 m5.5 mi
Sligo HillSSW 206°172 m3.3 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 195°164 m3.5 mi
Powder House HillNW 317°162 m4.6 mi
Fairmount HillS 189°161 m3.5 mi
Jericho HillSSW 195°161 m4.5 mi
West HillSSW 213°160 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29768809

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