Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve
Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Proctor Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2003
What to expect
- Operated by
- Littleton Conservation Trust (LCT)
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.54857, -71.49194
- 8.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 25.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Proctor Hill: 0.4 mi
- Hartwell Hill: 0.6 mi
- Wilderness Hill: 1.3 mi
- Starr Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fletcher Hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Hartwell Preserve Extension: 0.5 mi
- Brook Way: 0.6 mi
- Mill Pond Conserv. Area: 0.9 mi
- Morgan Land: 1.0 mi
- Westford Land: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Conant Park: 0.7 mi
- 300 King Street Park: 0.7 mi
- Fay Park: 0.9 mi
- Saint Annes Field: 1.0 mi
- Koerper Field: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.2 mi
- Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Major Moses Poor Palmer: 2.9 mi
- Harvey P Sargisson: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.3 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
Museums
- Westford Museum: 3.5 mi
- YV Art Museum: 4.3 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Discovery Museum: 6.1 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 6.8 mi
Artworks
- Forest Bells: 3.8 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 6.3 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 6.4 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 6.6 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 6.6 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 4.4 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 4.9 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 5.0 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 34
- Harvard Town Beach: 6.2 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 6.9 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 9.8 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 16.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Old Limestone Quarry: 6.8 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 14.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Wamesit Falls: 11.3 mi
- The Falls: 15.1 mi
- Cascades: 15.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.8 mi
- Emerson Falls: 17.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 4.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 10.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Hartwell Family Memorial Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | SW 232° | 187 m | 3.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | SW 228° | 187 m | 4.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 328° | 157 m | 5.9 mi |
| Dean's Hill | WSW 241° | 157 m | 6.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 320° | 149 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pin Hill South | WSW 241° | 148 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pin Hill North | WSW 241° | 147 m | 5.4 mi |
| Brown Loaf | NNW 327° | 141 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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