Katahdin Woods
Katahdin Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 88 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartwell Avenue Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 88 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hartwell Avenue Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Meagherville Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Tophet Swamp Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Freemont St. Play Area: 0.8 mi
- Evergreen Meadows Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 0.5 mi
- Katahdin Hill: 0.7 mi
- Fiske Hill: 1.1 mi
- Robinson Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cranberry Hill: 1.6 mi
- Garfield Park: 0.7 mi
- Eliot Park: 0.8 mi
- Valley Road Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Poplar Street Play Area: 0.9 mi
- Flightline Park: 0.9 mi
- F-86 Sabre: 1.0 mi
- Stumpjumper: 1.0 mi
- Thomas Nelson Jr. House Site: 1.1 mi
- Ebenezer Fiske House Site: 1.1 mi
- Josiah Nelson House Site: 1.2 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 1.4 mi
- vernal pool: 1.6 mi
- Bloody Angle: 2.0 mi
- RR Semaphore: 2.3 mi
- Whistle Post: 2.5 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 1.8 mi
- Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House: 1.8 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 1.8 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 2.7 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 1.9 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.1 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 1.9 mi
- The Patriot: 2.0 mi
- Rembering Center School: 2.2 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 2.3 mi
- Buddha Statue: 2.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.0 mi
- Baby Beach: 8.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 11.9 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Crag 1: 9.4 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 5.1 mi
- Valley Shelter: 5.3 mi
- Boathouse: 21.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.1 mi
- Rainshed: 21.1 mi
- Boston Light: 21.1 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 12.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 8.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 11.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.6 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.5 mi
- Haywardville: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Katahdin Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | S 176° | 135 m | 5.2 mi |
| Little Prospect | S 177° | 133 m | 5.4 mi |
| Whipple Hill | ESE 111° | 110 m | 4.2 mi |
| Loring Hill | SE 145° | 109 m | 2.1 mi |
| Granny Hill | ESE 111° | 108 m | 2.2 mi |
| Zion Hill | E 98° | 107 m | 4.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ESE 116° | 107 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | WSW 243° | 106 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 2 mi away.
- eastern white pine152 obs
- pitch pine136 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage134 obs
- alder buckthorn119 obs
- American beech115 obs
- sensitive fern86 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee86 obs
- Wild Turkey82 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29818023
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