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Fountain Development

Fountain Development from directly overhead

Fountain Development is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Reardon Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.31187, -71.39684

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 2.0 mi
  • Henry Wilson Memorial Site: 2.2 mi
  • LT. Paul K. Bremner memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Ordway Brothers Square: 3.0 mi
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 2.1 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Teaching Herb Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 5.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Fairy Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 4.7 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 7.1 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 59
  • Learned Pond Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 44
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 3.5 mi
  • The Wall: 10.9 mi
  • Condo Rock: 11.0 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 11.1 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Picnic Site 9: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.8 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Rock Falls: 21.6 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Fountain Development. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNW 311°183 m3.6 mi
Gibbs MountainWNW 287°153 m4.6 mi
Doeskin HillNW 308°152 m3.8 mi
Juniper HillWNW 301°136 m3.5 mi
Wildcat HillWSW 242°132 m5.2 mi
Clear HillW 272°132 m6.5 mi
Oak HillWSW 254°130 m5.7 mi
Tippling RockNW 322°125 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:26
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 °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29814795

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