Heath Hen Meadow Conservation Area
Heath Hen Meadow Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the west, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nyhan Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nyhan Land: 0.6 mi
- Fieldstone: 0.6 mi
- Flerra Meadows: 0.6 mi
- Wolf Swamp Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Steele Farm: 1.2 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 1.2 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 1.3 mi
- Chime Wall: 3.4 mi
- Amadinda: 3.4 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 5.1 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 1.3 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 1.4 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Flagg Hill: 1.4 mi
- Warren Hill: 1.8 mi
- Marble Hill: 2.0 mi
- Patch Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pilot Grove Hill: 2.3 mi
- Delaney Wildlife management area: 1.7 mi
- Town Center Park: 2.7 mi
- Elm Street Fields: 2.7 mi
- Stow Memorial Athletic Field: 3.3 mi
- Jones Field: 3.4 mi
- West School Museum: 2.1 mi
- Discovery Museum: 3.6 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 3.8 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 4.9 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Stow War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Mead Stone: 2.6 mi
- Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation: 2.8 mi
- Henry Gardner house site: 3.3 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.3 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 4.1 mi
- Petting Zoo: 4.2 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 4.2 mi
- stone pile: 5.0 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.7 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 3.6 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 3.7 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 4.5 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 4.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 6.6 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.5 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 10.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 14.8 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 14.8 mi
- Cascades: 15.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 15.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 17.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 18.9 mi
- The Falls: 19.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 9.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 22.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 9.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.3 mi
- Haywardville: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Heath Hen Meadow Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | W 262° | 192 m | 4.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 323° | 187 m | 2.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 338° | 187 m | 3.4 mi |
| Wataquadock Hill | WSW 247° | 173 m | 5.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 298° | 171 m | 4.9 mi |
| Powder House Hill | WSW 241° | 162 m | 4.5 mi |
| Vaughn Hills | W 260° | 158 m | 4.9 mi |
| Dean's Hill | WNW 301° | 157 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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