Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Longwood Conservation Area
Longwood Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Reading
How to reach it
Coordinates42.52203, -71.12942
- 7.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
- Eagle Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Ghost towns
- Haywardville: 4.4 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 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1433112499
Day trips start here
- Reading · 2 mi
- Stoneham · 3 mi
- Wakefield · 3 mi
- Wilmington · 3 mi
- Woburn · 3 mi
- North Reading · 4 mi
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