John Alden Circle
John Alden Circle is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Misoe Hill stands 180 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Plymouth Road Parcel, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 21.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 23.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 11 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Plymouth Road Parcel: 0.3 mi
- Charles River Land: 0.3 mi
- Charles River Land: 0.4 mi
- Charles River Land: 0.4 mi
- Charles River: 0.8 mi
- Village Street Park: 1.9 mi
- Village Street Park: 1.9 mi
- Choate Park: 2.3 mi
- Choate Park: 2.3 mi
- Bellingham Town Common: 2.7 mi
- Bright Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.8 mi
- Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill: 2.8 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 3.6 mi
- Rocky Woods Range: 4.2 mi
- Franklin Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 4.9 mi
- Niagara Hall: 5.5 mi
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 8.6 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Chattering Rock: 3.7 mi
- Teetering Rock: 4.0 mi
- 16: 6.9 mi
- 15: 7.0 mi
- 14: 7.0 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.8 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 4.1 mi
- Birthplace of Horace Mann: 4.5 mi
- William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 7.3 mi
- Taft - Main House: 7.4 mi
- Statue: 3.8 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 8.2 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 8.7 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 8.8 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
- Julia's Garden: 11.0 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 11.9 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 12.1 mi
- Chilson Beach: 3.2 mi
- Stoddard Park: 4.9 mi
- Pleasure Point: 4.9 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 6.1 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 9.6 mi
- 36: 10.8 mi
- 1: 10.8 mi
- 35: 10.9 mi
- 16-34: 10.9 mi
- 15: 10.9 mi
- The Wall: 4.2 mi
- Condo Rock: 4.4 mi
- King Philip Cave: 14.0 mi
- King Philip Rock: 14.1 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 12.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 17.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 20.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of John Alden Circle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misoe Hill | W 273° | 180 m | 6.7 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | NW 309° | 174 m | 7.2 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | WNW 295° | 171 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 312° | 170 m | 8.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 238° | 162 m | 7.4 mi |
| Beacon Pole Hill | S 180° | 162 m | 8.8 mi |
| Christian Hill | WNW 299° | 160 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pond Hill | WSW 258° | 156 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29777480
Day trips start here
- Franklin · 4 mi
- Milford · 4 mi
- Blackstone · 9 mi
- Medfield · 9 mi
- Upton · 9 mi
- Woonsocket · 9 mi
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