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Memorial Forest

Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the south-southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is GFWCM Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Sudbury Valley Trustees
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.37230, -71.47064

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Wayside Inn: 0.9 mi
  • Carisbrooke Park: 1.1 mi
  • Haskell Field: 1.9 mi
  • Simpson Road Park: 2.8 mi
  • Feeley Field: 2.8 mi
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.8 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.4 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 3.5 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.6 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Bent Ice House: 3.8 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 4.1 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 4.2 mi
  • Old Foundation: 4.2 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 42
  • Stow Town Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 30
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 9: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Cascades: 21.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 22.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillSSE 149°183 m2.1 mi
Sligo HillWSW 251°172 m5.3 mi
Pleasant HillWSW 244°164 m4.9 mi
Fairmount HillWSW 242°161 m4.7 mi
Jericho HillWSW 237°161 m5.6 mi
West HillWSW 258°160 m5.2 mi
Bear HillWSW 252°154 m5.9 mi
Gibbs MountainSSW 192°153 m2.9 mi

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 solstice07:1315:3116:17

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29776662

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