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Henry Tract

Henry Tract from directly overhead

Henry Tract is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Meeting House Hall stands 225 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowman Tract, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27661, -71.59499

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Bowman Tract: 0.0 mi
  • Cedar Swamp: 0.0 mi
  • Cedar Swamp: 0.1 mi
  • Cedar Swamp: 0.2 mi
  • Cedar Swamp: 0.3 mi
Peaks
  • Newtons Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Whitney Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Nebo: 1.8 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Vinal Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Bay State Green: 0.9 mi
  • Haskell Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
  • Hennessy Field: 1.4 mi
  • Veterans Freedom Park: 2.2 mi
  • Greg's Field: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • horseshoe sculpture: 4.0 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 5.2 mi
  • Uncle Beazley: 8.8 mi
  • Siegfried: 8.8 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 5.1 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 6.6 mi
  • Old Black Oak: 7.1 mi
  • Mine Shaft: 8.7 mi
  • The Explorer Express Train: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 35
Picnic sites: 33
  • Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 18.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 18.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 18.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 6
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 24.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.5 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascades: 22.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mystery Spring: 22.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Henry Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meeting House HallWNW 289°225 m6.4 mi
Fay MountainSW 214°212 m3.1 mi
Bartlett HillNW 304°201 m5.6 mi
Temple HillW 272°200 m5.7 mi
Golden HillW 279°196 m5.6 mi
Pigeon HillSW 221°195 m6.2 mi
George HillSSW 202°183 m6.0 mi
Green HillWSW 254°181 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29815578

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