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Hobo Falls Conservation Area

Hobo Falls Conservation Area from directly overhead

Hobo Falls Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the east-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hobo Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

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Coordinates42.66723, -72.43912

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Roman T Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Beers Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Round Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Upper Bald Hills: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Kiwanis Park: 2.2 mi
  • Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Moores Pond Town Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 5.0 mi
  • Cushman Park: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 43
Attractions: 26
  • Hermit's Castle: 3.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
Artworks: 21
Gardens: 17
  • Wendell Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Just Roots Community Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 15.8 mi
  • North Garden: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 10.6 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 15.3 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Hobo Falls: 0.1 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 1
  • Falcon Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Hobo Falls Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceENE 68°491 m4.6 mi
Crag MountainSSE 147°456 m2.0 mi
Brush MountainSE 142°455 m1.3 mi
Bennetts KnobENE 67°444 m4.8 mi
Notch MountainNNE 24°389 m3.4 mi
Bear MountainS 173°389 m5.6 mi
Upper Bald HillsE 83°382 m1.4 mi
Great HemlockNE 38°381 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1319:4920:32
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1520829645

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