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Holden Trust Conservation Land

Holden Trust Conservation Land from directly overhead

Holden Trust Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. South Monoosnoc Hill stands 345 m to the west-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Town Line Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2000
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.56746, -71.67349
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Ben Normand Park: 1.4 mi
  • Whitley Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lower Lunenburg Town Common: 3.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Marshall Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Shirley Remembers: 2.0 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Vietnam War: 2.1 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley Serving During WW2: 2.1 mi
  • The Veterans of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Korean War: 2.1 mi
  • Shirley Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 6.6 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 6.6 mi
  • Painted Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Ayer Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Wilder Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 3.6 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 3.7 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 4.7 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cascades: 6.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 9.0 mi
  • The Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 3.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Holden Trust Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Monoosnoc HillWSW 246°345 m7.1 mi
Pearl HillNW 304°310 m7.0 mi
North Monoosnoc HillWSW 256°291 m6.6 mi
Mount ElamW 266°262 m6.9 mi
Long HillSW 234°259 m6.9 mi
Rollstone HillW 277°244 m7.0 mi
Pine HillW 265°228 m6.3 mi
Sheldon HillWSW 242°225 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29816118

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