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Kato Drive Conservation Area

Kato Drive Conservation Area from directly overhead

Kato Drive Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Sudbury Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.36858, -71.39989

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Barn Foundation: 0.8 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 0.9 mi
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 1.2 mi
  • Wayland Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • World War II Peace Memorial: 5.2 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Heritage Park: 1.1 mi
  • Sudbury Center Historic District: 1.1 mi
  • Feeley Field: 1.2 mi
  • Frank G Feeley Park: 1.3 mi
  • Eric Schwartz Ballfield: 1.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 3.8 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 4.3 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 5.0 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 5.1 mi
  • Emerson's Cliff: 5.6 mi
Gardens
Beaches
  • Learned Pond Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 9: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Cascades: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.7 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Kato Drive Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillWSW 238°183 m3.0 mi
Gibbs MountainWSW 239°153 m4.9 mi
Doeskin HillWSW 242°152 m3.3 mi
Spoon HillW 268°146 m6.3 mi
Farm HillWSW 255°139 m6.8 mi
Juniper HillSW 233°136 m3.5 mi
Tippling RockWSW 248°125 m2.4 mi
Indian Head HillWSW 254°123 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29768970

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