Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Plan a drive hereGranite Post Estates Conservation Restriction
OpenStreetMap · way/526858392
- Elevation, modelled
- 41 m
- Tallest summit within 6.8 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4706, -71.3205
Granite Post Estates Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 41 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry David Thoreau Surveyor, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Granite Post Estates Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSE 149° | 135 m | 6.6 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | NW 324° | 111 m | 6.0 mi |
| Nagog Hill | WNW 292° | 111 m | 6.7 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | W 278° | 110 m | 3.8 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 117° | 109 m | 4.8 mi |
| Granny Hill | ESE 104° | 108 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 191° | 106 m | 2.3 mi |
| Fullers Hill | SE 135° | 105 m | 4.8 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 15.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 25.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 27.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Henry David Thoreau Surveyor: 0.5 mi
- Buried British Soldiers: 0.8 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Grave: 1.1 mi
- Nathaniel Hawthorne grave: 1.2 mi
- Henry David Thoreau grave: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 0.5 mi
- Little Women House: 1.1 mi
- Whistle Post: 1.1 mi
- Old Manse: 1.5 mi
- RR Semaphore: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Concord Farms Cr: 0.6 mi
- Dellovo Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Peter Spring Farm Cr: 0.7 mi
- Peter Spring Farm Cr: 0.8 mi
- C Courtney Comeau Land: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 0.8 mi
- Balls Hill: 0.9 mi
- Dakins Hill: 1.0 mi
- Holden Hill: 1.0 mi
- Davis Hill: 1.2 mi
Parks
- The Wayside: Home of Authors: 1.1 mi
- Old North Bridge site: 1.6 mi
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 1.6 mi
- Emerson Playground: 1.9 mi
- The Quad: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Orchard House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 1.1 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 1.1 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 1.5 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 1.6 mi
- Rembering Center School: 2.4 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 2.5 mi
- The Patriot: 2.6 mi
- Watershed: 2.7 mi
Gardens
- Monument Square: 1.6 mi
- Planted Canoe: 2.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 9.1 mi
- Baby Beach: 9.5 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Farmers Cliff: 2.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 10.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.0 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Site 1: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.5 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.1 mi
- Rainshed: 24.1 mi
- Boston Light: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 14.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 11.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.6 mi
- The Falls: 24.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 8.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 11.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 1 mi away.
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