Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Jones Forest
Jones Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Robbins Hill stands 122 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.54979, -71.22442
- 6.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 21.4 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
- Shaloo Meadow Forest: 0.9 mi
- Hillside Consv Parcel: 0.9 mi
- Shaloo Meadow Forest: 1.1 mi
- Leonard Estates Open Space: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Akeson Park: 1.1 mi
- Wilmington Youth Soccer Fields Complex: 1.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Shawsheen Launch: 1.8 mi
- Cider Mill Land: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Shawsheen River Aqueduct: 1.4 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 1.9 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing marker: 2.1 mi
- foundation and well: 2.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Fox Hill: 2.0 mi
- Wood Hill: 2.0 mi
- Crosbys Hill: 2.8 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 2.2 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 7.8 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 10.2 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 10.4 mi
- American Legion Beach: 11.3 mi
Artworks
- muster: 2.6 mi
- Buddha Statue: 4.4 mi
- Baldwin Green: 4.7 mi
- The Patriot: 4.9 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Burlington Public Museum: 3.4 mi
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 4.0 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 4.2 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 4.2 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 4.4 mi
Gardens
- Courtyard: 3.8 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 3.9 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 4.6 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 4.9 mi
Attractions
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 4.8 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 4.8 mi
- RR Semaphore: 5.9 mi
- Whistle Post: 6.2 mi
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Bloody Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Crag 1: 10.7 mi
- Skull Cliff: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 7.5 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.6 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 15.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 19.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 22.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.9 mi
- Rainshed: 22.9 mi
- Boston Light: 22.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Mystery Spring: 9.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.9 mi
- Rail Spring: 23.0 mi
- Lion's Spring: 24.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 6.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.4 mi
- Newbury Falls: 20.4 mi
- The Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Jones Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins Hill | WNW 289° | 122 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | N 2° | 112 m | 7.2 mi |
| Whipple Hill | SSE 164° | 110 m | 7.7 mi |
| Loring Hill | S 185° | 109 m | 7.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | S 178° | 108 m | 6.7 mi |
| Zion Hill | SSE 161° | 107 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ames Hill | N 358° | 106 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hemlock Hill | W 267° | 105 m | 4.9 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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