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Holts Grove Conservation Land

Holts Grove Conservation Land from directly overhead

Holts Grove Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Colaianni Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36574, -71.54226

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Colaianni Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Memorial Beach Park: 0.8 mi
  • Stevens Street Land: 0.8 mi
  • Simpson Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Simpson Road Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.0 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.4 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 3.5 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.5 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
  • John Brown Bell: 1.3 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 1.4 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 3.1 mi
  • Old Well: 3.8 mi
  • Old Foundation: 4.2 mi
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
Beaches: 34
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 20
  • Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 18.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 24.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Holts Grove Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillESE 106°183 m4.9 mi
Sligo HillSW 228°172 m1.9 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 205°164 m1.9 mi
Fairmount HillSSW 194°161 m1.8 mi
Jericho HillSSW 202°161 m2.8 mi
West HillWSW 246°160 m1.6 mi
Mount NeboSSW 194°157 m5.2 mi
Bear HillSW 234°154 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1055829626

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