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Holdenwood Trust Cons. Area

Holdenwood Trust Cons. Area from directly overhead

Holdenwood Trust Cons. Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Pine Hill stands 228 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 16 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
Coordinates42.56403, -71.64236
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Shirley Remembers: 1.4 mi
  • The Veterans of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Korean War: 1.4 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley Serving During WW2: 1.4 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Vietnam War: 1.4 mi
  • Shirley Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Whitley Park: 1.4 mi
  • Ben Normand Park: 2.7 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 2.7 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 3.0 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 8.1 mi
  • Painted Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Ayer Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Wilder Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 4.9 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 5.2 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 5.3 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cascades: 8.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 10.2 mi
  • The Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 11.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Holdenwood Trust Cons. Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillW 268°228 m7.9 mi
Sheldon HillWSW 249°225 m7.7 mi
Carter HillWSW 256°220 m7.5 mi
Gardner HillWSW 247°195 m7.2 mi
North PeakS 169°192 m7.2 mi
Legate HillSW 224°192 m7.5 mi
Oak HillSE 125°187 m5.8 mi
Oak HillSE 134°187 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29814938

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