Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Maple Park Conservation Area

Maple Park Conservation Area from directly overhead

Maple Park Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

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Coordinates42.04238, -71.19702

5.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
15.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
18.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
22.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Parks

Mansfield Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Lowney Common: 1.3 mi
Harry B. Chase Jr. Place: 1.4 mi
Mansfield Common: 1.6 mi
Robinbson Park: 1.6 mi

Historic sites

World War II Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
Robsinson Park: 1.6 mi
In Honor of Robert C. Libbey: 1.6 mi
Mansfield's Great Duck Race Fountain: 1.7 mi
Old Well: 2.6 mi

Peaks

Foolish Hill: 2.0 mi
Barefoot Hill: 2.9 mi
Cow Hill: 2.9 mi
Moose Hill: 3.0 mi
Neponset Ridge: 3.6 mi

Attractions

Ames Boulder: 2.2 mi
King Philip Rock: 2.5 mi
Old Shed: 5.4 mi
Old Shed: 5.4 mi
Path Continues: 5.6 mi

Gardens

West Common: 3.9 mi
Julia's Garden: 6.7 mi
Big A Hedge: 8.0 mi
Katie's Garden: 8.9 mi
Nature's Play Area: 8.9 mi

Museums

The Patriots Hall of Fame: 4.9 mi
Children's Museum Easton: 5.1 mi
Sharon Historical Society: 5.7 mi
Falls Fire Barn Museum: 7.8 mi
Attleboro Arts Museum: 8.0 mi

Artworks

Tom Brady: 4.9 mi
Japanese Garden: 4.9 mi
Oliver Ames: 5.1 mi
Deborah Sampson: 5.8 mi
TOOTHY!!!: 7.2 mi

Beaches

Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
Turner Pond Beach: 8.4 mi
Sweatt Beach: 8.4 mi
Barbara Road Beach: 8.4 mi
Fishermans Beach: 11.4 mi

Cliffs42

King Philip Cave: 2.2 mi
King Philip Rock: 2.5 mi
Breakneck Ledge: 13.2 mi
The Shield: 15.4 mi
Fatboy Boulder: 15.4 mi

Picnic sites39

Oak Grove: 2.1 mi
12: 6.7 mi
11: 6.7 mi
13: 6.7 mi
15: 6.7 mi

Rest areas11

Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.8 mi
Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 5.5 mi
Westwood Rest Area: 12.3 mi
Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 14.5 mi
Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 14.6 mi

Springs2

Pakomet Spring: 13.3 mi
Roger Williams Spring: 18.3 mi

Waterfalls2

Rock Falls: 14.8 mi
Cascade Brook Falls: 22.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Maple Park Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Great Blue Hill	NNE 20°	193 m	12.5 mi
Moose Hill	N 351°	163 m	5.7 mi
Diamond Hill	WSW 255°	144 m	11.5 mi
Bluff Hill	NNW 349°	138 m	5.0 mi
Bucks Hill	W 267°	137 m	10.6 mi
High Rock	WNW 286°	127 m	4.8 mi
Pinnacle Hill	W 279°	126 m	6.3 mi
Red Brush Hill	W 265°	124 m	9.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:49	18:20	18:57
June solstice	05:10	19:42	20:25
September equinox	06:33	18:07	18:44
December solstice	07:10	15:32	16:17

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	27	29	36	47	57	66	72	71	63	51	42	33
Precip in	4.4	3.8	5.4	4.7	3.6	4.3	3.5	3.8	4.1	5.1	4.5	5.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29883131

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