Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Forest Street Parcel

Forest Street Parcel from directly overhead

Forest Street Parcel is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the south-southwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Haynes Meadow, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.37292, -71.43083

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
Parks
  • Heritage Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sudbury Center Historic District: 1.1 mi
  • Feeley Field: 1.2 mi
  • Frank G Feeley Park: 1.2 mi
  • Haskell Field: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Barn Foundation: 2.1 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 2.2 mi
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.7 mi
  • Wayland Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Bent Ice House: 4.1 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.7 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.9 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.0 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.1 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 5.3 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 52
  • Stow Town Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 38
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 9: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 8.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 9.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascade Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Cascades: 22.7 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Rock Falls: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Forest Street Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillSSW 207°183 m2.1 mi
Pleasant HillWSW 251°164 m6.8 mi
Fairmount HillWSW 250°161 m6.5 mi
Gibbs MountainSW 223°153 m3.9 mi
Doeskin HillSW 215°152 m2.3 mi
Spoon HillW 264°146 m4.8 mi
Farm HillWSW 248°139 m5.4 mi
Prospect HillWSW 256°138 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29764192

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Forest Street Parcel.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens