Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Heald Parcel
Heald Parcel is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Emmet Woods, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.55367, -71.43573
- 7.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 23.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Emmet Woods: 0.5 mi
- Richard Emmet Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Carlisle Meadows: 0.9 mi
- Carlisle Meadows: 1.0 mi
- Burn’s Hill Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Sparks Hill 400': 0.7 mi
- Sparks Hill: 0.8 mi
- Burns Hill 325': 0.9 mi
- Nashoba Hill: 1.1 mi
- Blakes Hill: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Jack Walsh Field: 1.4 mi
- Westford Town Common: 1.9 mi
- Long Lake Beach: 2.1 mi
- Conant Park: 2.3 mi
- 300 King Street Park: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Westford Museum: 1.9 mi
- YV Art Museum: 2.6 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Discovery Museum: 6.3 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 8.1 mi
Gardens
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Infinity garden: 4.8 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 5.2 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Westford Knight: 2.4 mi
- Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Forge Village Honor Roll: 3.2 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 3.3 mi
- Quarry Stone: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- Indian Grinding Stone: 3.0 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 3.4 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 3.5 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 3.6 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Forest Bells: 6.1 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 7.3 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 8.3 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 8.4 mi
- Hydro: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 39
- Freeman Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 8.8 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 9.4 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 10.7 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Farmers Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 8.6 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 14.4 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 18.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Wamesit Falls: 8.7 mi
- The Falls: 16.3 mi
- Cascades: 18.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 19.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 20.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 2.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Heald Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WSW 246° | 187 m | 6.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 298° | 149 m | 6.7 mi |
| Brown Loaf | NW 304° | 141 m | 6.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | N 349° | 135 m | 1.6 mi |
| Pingry Hill | W 269° | 133 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rocky Hill | WNW 288° | 131 m | 5.3 mi |
| Millstone Hill | NNW 327° | 127 m | 5.2 mi |
| Snake Meadow Hill | NNW 328° | 123 m | 3.9 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 | 15:30 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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