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Indian Meadow

Indian Meadow from directly overhead

Indian Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartwell Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49685, -71.49429

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 1.3 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 1.7 mi
  • ABRHS Community Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Stow Community Garden: 3.6 mi
Parks
  • Elm Street Fields: 1.5 mi
  • Holly Park Ext.: 1.8 mi
  • Holly Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bumblebee Park: 2.2 mi
  • Fay Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Beaches: 37
  • Harvard Town Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 23
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Cascades: 16.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 18.1 mi
  • The Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 20.3 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWNW 295°187 m3.1 mi
Oak HillW 279°187 m3.3 mi
Prospect HillW 275°171 m5.9 mi
Dean's HillW 275°157 m5.4 mi
Pin Hill SouthW 281°148 m4.8 mi
Pin Hill NorthWNW 282°147 m4.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillSW 227°145 m5.6 mi
Flagg HillS 187°139 m2.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29769468

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