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Macomber Land

Macomber Land from directly overhead

Macomber Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Whittier Hill stands 256 m to the west-southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tax Title Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17548, -71.65331

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • District 9 Schoolhouse Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Rockdale Park: 1.5 mi
  • Fisher Park: 1.9 mi
  • Riverview Park: 2.2 mi
  • Upton Common: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Keith Hill: 1.6 mi
  • George Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Shining Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Tower Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Pratt Hill: 2.0 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Statue: 7.2 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 7.9 mi
  • Uncle Beazley: 8.4 mi
  • Sundial: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 10.3 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 10.8 mi
Museums: 51
Beaches: 40
Picnic sites: 28
  • 1: 21.1 mi
  • 36: 21.1 mi
  • 35: 21.1 mi
  • 16-34: 21.1 mi
  • 2: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.5 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 21.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Macomber Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whittier HillWSW 244°256 m8.8 mi
King HillWSW 239°253 m5.8 mi
Potter HillWSW 258°241 m7.6 mi
Putnam HillWSW 238°231 m7.3 mi
Freeland HillWSW 247°229 m7.5 mi
Grass HillW 265°227 m8.9 mi
Pigeon HillWSW 239°223 m6.5 mi
Mount AraratW 273°223 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4420:27
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29768924

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