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Mattison Field

Mattison Field from directly overhead

Mattison Field is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Miles House, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1998-11-17
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.43979, -71.37587

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Captain Miles House: 0.2 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 0.3 mi
  • Diamond Crossing: 1.5 mi
  • Thoreau Cabin site: 1.7 mi
  • Thoreau Bean Field: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
Peaks
Parks
  • Junction Park: 1.4 mi
  • Cousins Park: 1.5 mi
  • Mandrioli Mini Park: 1.5 mi
  • Harrington Park: 1.6 mi
  • Emerson Playground: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Archadian Gyro: 3.3 mi
  • Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 3.3 mi
  • Dream World: 3.3 mi
  • Decordova Ball: 3.3 mi
Beaches
  • Stow Town Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 42
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 2: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Cascades: 23.0 mi
  • The Falls: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.4 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Mattison Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagg HillWNW 286°139 m6.5 mi
Tippling RockSSW 210°125 m6.7 mi
Reeves HillS 169°122 m6.6 mi
Goodman HillSSW 199°119 m4.7 mi
Nagog HillNW 324°111 m5.8 mi
Rail Tree HillN 354°111 m7.0 mi
Annursnac HillNNW 339°110 m2.8 mi
Great HillWNW 296°109 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29816126

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