Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Golden Hills
Golden Hills is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the southwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is City Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.47764, -71.05343
- 6.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Coastal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Eagle Rock · 20 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- City Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Wakefield Town Forest: 0.7 mi
- Greenwood Street Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Woodland Avenue Open Space: 1.0 mi
- West Hill Terrace: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Round Hill: 0.3 mi
- Candle Hill: 0.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 0.9 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Mapleway Playground: 0.6 mi
- Hesseltine Park: 0.7 mi
- Colby Park: 0.8 mi
- Dunton Park: 0.9 mi
- J.J. Round Park: 1.0 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 1.4 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 4.9 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.1 mi
- Revere Beach: 5.5 mi
- Lynn Beach: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
- Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 1.5 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Major Doak A. Weston USAAF: 2.1 mi
- Virginia Wood: 2.2 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Orange Dinosaur: 2.3 mi
- Rock spiral: 4.1 mi
- Mystic Musical Fence: 5.5 mi
- Baldwin Green: 5.6 mi
- Torus: 5.8 mi
Attractions
- Stone Chimney: 2.4 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 3.0 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.1 mi
- Steel Tower: 3.2 mi
- Lynn Woods Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Herb Garden: 2.4 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 3.6 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Anita's Garden: 5.6 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Medford Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 5.2 mi
- G.A.R. Hall and Museum of Lynn, MA: 5.5 mi
- Bellingham-Cary House: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Lookout Cliff: 1.3 mi
- Crag 1: 2.9 mi
- Skull Cliff: 3.3 mi
- The Cellar: 3.5 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 13.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.2 mi
- Rainshed: 13.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.3 mi
- Boston Light: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 8.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 2.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.4 mi
- Newbury Falls: 19.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 3.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 18.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 2.1 mi
- Dogtown: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Golden Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | SW 216° | 92 m | 2.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 254° | 91 m | 2.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | NNE 31° | 87.2 m | 0.9 mi |
| Burrill Hill | ENE 76° | 87 m | 3.6 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | WSW 246° | 84 m | 3.0 mi |
| Boojum Rock | SSW 210° | 83 m | 3.0 mi |
| Crow Hill | NE 35° | 82.9 m | 1.0 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | WSW 246° | 81 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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