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Irving St. Conservation Area

Irving St. Conservation Area from directly overhead

Irving St. Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Irving St. Conservation Land, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15778, -71.08683

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Willian F. Deady Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • KIA Andrew R. Wood Jr. Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Joseph J. Silva Square: 1.1 mi
  • Alfred J Silva SR. Square: 1.2 mi
  • Edgar A. Halliden Memorial: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Welcome to Camp Christina: 1.9 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 2.4 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 2.6 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 5.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.6 mi
Parks
  • Bertha Soule Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Powers Farm Community Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lehan Field: 2.1 mi
  • Historic Track and Grinding Stone: 2.1 mi
  • Pater J. McGarvey Park: 2.2 mi
Beaches
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
Cliffs: 49
Picnic sites: 39
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 7.1 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 7.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 8.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Westwood Rest Area: 5.5 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 13.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Irving St. Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNW 339°193 m4.0 mi
Moose HillWSW 250°163 m6.9 mi
Chickatawbut HillNNE 16°156 m4.6 mi
Hancock HillN 354°155 m4.2 mi
Buck HillN 9°151 m4.0 mi
Fenno PeakNNE 17°151 m4.6 mi
Nahanton HillNNE 19°145 m4.9 mi
Hemenway HillN 351°140 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3218:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836475867737164534233
Precip in4.54.05.54.83.84.63.53.94.15.54.35.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blue Hill Coop, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29868906

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