Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Jones Forest
Jones Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Robbins Hill stands 122 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.55532, -71.22223
- 7.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Jones Forest: 0.4 mi
- Leonard Estates Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Fisherman's Access: 1.0 mi
- Marshall Orchard Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Cormier Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Shawsheen River Aqueduct: 1.0 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 1.6 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing marker: 1.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.6 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Wilmington Youth Soccer Fields Complex: 1.0 mi
- Shawsheen Launch: 1.4 mi
- Akeson Park: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Cider Mill Land: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Fox Hill: 1.8 mi
- Wood Hill: 2.2 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.8 mi
- Crosbys Hill: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 2.0 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 8.1 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 10.1 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 10.5 mi
- American Legion Beach: 10.9 mi
Artworks
- muster: 2.2 mi
- Buddha Statue: 4.8 mi
- Baldwin Green: 4.9 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 5.1 mi
- The Patriot: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 3.5 mi
- Courtyard: 4.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 5.0 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 5.3 mi
Museums
- Burlington Public Museum: 3.7 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 4.0 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 4.1 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 4.1 mi
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 5.1 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 5.1 mi
- RR Semaphore: 6.2 mi
- Whistle Post: 6.6 mi
- Cow Tunnel: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Bloody Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Crag 1: 10.9 mi
- Skull Cliff: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Table: 7.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.6 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 15.6 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 23.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.1 mi
- Rainshed: 23.1 mi
- Boston Light: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.6 mi
- Newbury Falls: 20.1 mi
- The Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Mystery Spring: 9.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 22.7 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Jones Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins Hill | WNW 286° | 122 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | N 1° | 112 m | 6.9 mi |
| Whipple Hill | SSE 166° | 110 m | 8.1 mi |
| Loring Hill | S 185° | 109 m | 8.1 mi |
| Granny Hill | S 179° | 108 m | 7.1 mi |
| Zion Hill | SSE 163° | 107 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ames Hill | N 357° | 106 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hemlock Hill | W 263° | 105 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 5 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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