Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Marion Road Conservation Area
Marion Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south-southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildwood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.50760, -71.21689
- 4.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 26 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wildwood Park: 0.3 mi
- Regan Playground: 0.6 mi
- MITRE Fields: 0.8 mi
- Simonds Park: 1.0 mi
- Burlington Town Common: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Sandy Brook Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Middlesex Turnpike Wellfields: 0.9 mi
- Pine Glen Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Longmeadow Brook Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Reeves Road Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Burlington Public Museum: 1.1 mi
- Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House: 3.4 mi
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 3.4 mi
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 3.4 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Greenleaf Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Crosbys Hill: 1.5 mi
- Wood Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bannon Hill: 2.0 mi
- Babylon Hill: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Wilson Mill Monument: 1.6 mi
- Awesome packard: 1.7 mi
- Bedford-Burlington boundary post: 1.7 mi
- foundation and well: 2.2 mi
- stone foundation: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- Courtyard: 2.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.1 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 3.3 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.4 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 3.0 mi
- The Patriot: 3.2 mi
- Buddha Statue: 3.3 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 3.5 mi
- Rembering Center School: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 4.3 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.3 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 9.3 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
Attractions
- RR Semaphore: 4.4 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 4.5 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 4.5 mi
- Whistle Post: 4.8 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Bloody Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Crag 1: 8.5 mi
- Skull Cliff: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Commissioners Landing: 12.6 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.9 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.8 mi
- Rainshed: 20.8 mi
- Boston Light: 20.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 7.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 11.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.0 mi
- Rail Spring: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 8.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 9.3 mi
- Newbury Falls: 22.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Marion Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | SSE 159° | 110 m | 4.8 mi |
| Loring Hill | SSW 192° | 109 m | 4.8 mi |
| Granny Hill | S 183° | 108 m | 3.8 mi |
| Zion Hill | SSE 152° | 107 m | 4.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 157° | 107 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSE 148° | 105 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hemlock Hill | WNW 297° | 105 m | 5.9 mi |
| Fullers Hill | SSW 198° | 105 m | 6.2 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 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 4 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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