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Lamphere Circle Retention

Lamphere Circle Retention from directly overhead

Lamphere Circle Retention is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the north, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pike-Haven-Foster Environs, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.31523, -71.44245

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • General Knox Historical District: 0.3 mi
  • Rock Pile: 0.9 mi
  • Victory Recreation Fields: 1.1 mi
  • Temple Street Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Simpson Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 6.5 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 6.8 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 7.0 mi
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 54
  • Learned Pond Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Site 9: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 35
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 19.1 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.9 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Cascades: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Lamphere Circle Retention. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillN 351°183 m2.1 mi
Pleasant HillWNW 287°164 m6.2 mi
Fairmount HillWNW 287°161 m5.8 mi
Jericho HillW 278°161 m6.2 mi
Gibbs MountainWNW 299°153 m2.3 mi
Shoestring HillWNW 282°153 m5.9 mi
Doeskin HillNNW 341°152 m2.2 mi
Spoon HillNW 310°146 m5.4 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 °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29795946

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