Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Maple Meadows

Maple Meadows from directly overhead

Maple Meadows is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-southwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyons-Cutler Reservation, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
restricted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.35815, -71.41288

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Feeley Field: 0.3 mi
  • Frank G Feeley Park: 0.3 mi
  • Eric Schwartz Ballfield: 1.6 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.6 mi
  • Sudbury Center Historic District: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 1.6 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 1.8 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 1.9 mi
  • Wayland Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 4.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.0 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 5.2 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 5.8 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 5.9 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 6.1 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 58
  • Learned Pond Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 41
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 9: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 8.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Rock Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Cascades: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.3 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Maple Meadows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillWSW 246°183 m2.0 mi
Gibbs MountainWSW 243°153 m4.0 mi
Doeskin HillWSW 249°152 m2.4 mi
Spoon HillW 275°146 m5.7 mi
Farm HillW 260°139 m6.0 mi
Prospect HillW 266°138 m6.6 mi
Juniper HillWSW 236°136 m2.6 mi
Clear HillWSW 242°132 m6.4 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 °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/29795501

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Maple Meadows.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens