Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Mary Shepherd Open Space
Mary Shepherd Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Quagana Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Littleton Conservation Trust (LCT)
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.53477, -71.44454
- 6.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 23.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Quagana Hill: 0.2 mi
- Nashoba Hill: 0.4 mi
- Wilderness Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sparks Hill 400': 1.9 mi
- Nagog Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Cloverdale Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Richard Emmet Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Heald Parcel: 1.4 mi
- Nashoba Wetlands: 1.4 mi
- Long Lake Park: 1.4 mi
Gardens
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 3.6 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.9 mi
- Infinity garden: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Long Lake Beach: 1.1 mi
- Holly Park: 1.9 mi
- Holly Park Ext.: 1.9 mi
- NARA Park: 1.9 mi
- Conant Park: 1.9 mi
Museums
- YV Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Westford Museum: 3.2 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Discovery Museum: 4.9 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 7.4 mi
Historic sites
- Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Preserved Quarry Site: 2.0 mi
- Quarry Stone: 2.8 mi
- Isaac Davis Monument: 3.4 mi
- Isaac Davis Home Site: 3.7 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 2.4 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 2.5 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 2.7 mi
- Cow Tunnel: 4.2 mi
- Indian Grinding Stone: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Forest Bells: 6.3 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 6.6 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 7.1 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 7.1 mi
- Chime Wall: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 41
- Freeman Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 7.9 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 8.4 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 13.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Farmers Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 9.1 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 13.1 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Wamesit Falls: 9.9 mi
- The Falls: 17.1 mi
- Cascades: 18.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 19.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.1 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 21.4 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 3.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Mary Shepherd Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | WSW 256° | 187 m | 5.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 250° | 187 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSW 210° | 139 m | 5.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | N 3° | 135 m | 2.9 mi |
| Pingry Hill | WNW 284° | 133 m | 5.1 mi |
| Rocky Hill | WNW 303° | 131 m | 5.5 mi |
| Millstone Hill | NNW 337° | 127 m | 6.1 mi |
| Snake Meadow Hill | NNW 341° | 123 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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