Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Gordon Road Conservation Area
Gordon Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Furbish Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.56901, -71.12519
- 9.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 20 mi
- Eagle Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Furbish Pond Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Lucaya Estates Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Hathaway Estates: 0.9 mi
- Martins Brook Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Mattera Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Rita J. Mullin Recreational Park: 1.0 mi
- Murphy Field: 1.3 mi
- Clarke Park: 1.5 mi
- North Parish Park: 1.6 mi
- Chestnut Street Complex: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Wilmington Town Museum: 1.4 mi
- Wakefield History Museum: 4.9 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 5.5 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 5.5 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 2.3 mi
- Snake Hill: 3.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 3.3 mi
- Long Woods Hills: 3.6 mi
- Dobbins Hill: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Park: 2.7 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 3.6 mi
- Shawsheen River Aqueduct: 4.6 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 5.0 mi
- Floral Way: 5.0 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 3.1 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 7.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 8.0 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
Artworks
- muster: 3.5 mi
- Baldwin Green: 4.9 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 5.4 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 5.6 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 7.9 mi
Gardens
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 5.7 mi
- Andover Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Courtyard: 8.3 mi
Attractions
- Stone Chimney: 8.1 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 8.4 mi
- Steel Tower: 8.7 mi
- Echo Rock: 8.8 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 48
- Skull Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 7.7 mi
- The Cellar: 8.9 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 9.1 mi
- Crag 1: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 13.3 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.6 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 20.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.5 mi
- Rainshed: 20.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.5 mi
- Boston Light: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 14.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 16.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.5 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 19.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 9.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rail Spring: 18.4 mi
- Lion's Spring: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 9.7 mi
- Newbury Falls: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 7.4 mi
- Dogtown: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Gordon Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | N 11° | 128 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mills Hill | N 7° | 121 m | 7.1 mi |
| Boston Hill | NNE 17° | 117 m | 5.6 mi |
| Claypit Hill | NNE 11° | 116 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | NW 321° | 112 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ames Hill | NW 311° | 106 m | 6.9 mi |
| Fox Hill | W 270° | 96 m | 6.4 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | NNE 19° | 96 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29836337
Day trips start here
- North Reading · 2 mi
- Reading · 3 mi
- Wilmington · 3 mi
- Wakefield · 5 mi
- Andover · 6 mi
- Stoneham · 6 mi
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