Mentzer Conservation Area
Mentzer Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Kiln Quarry, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lime Kiln Quarry: 0.2 mi
- Bolton Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Mentzer Fosprd Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sargent Gift: 0.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.3 mi
- Long Hill: 0.4 mi
- Long Hill: 1.1 mi
- Powder House Hill: 1.6 mi
- Barretts Hill: 1.6 mi
- PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND: 0.5 mi
- Benjamin Sawyer's Grist Mill: 0.6 mi
- Old Well: 1.6 mi
- Bolton War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.0 mi
- Persons Park: 1.4 mi
- Delaney Wildlife management area: 1.7 mi
- Pond Park & Skating Pond: 1.9 mi
- Town Common Park: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- West School Museum: 1.7 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 4.1 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 5.0 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 5.9 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 2.3 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 2.3 mi
- Amadinda: 3.0 mi
- Chime Wall: 3.0 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 5.3 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.3 mi
- Petting Zoo: 3.5 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.5 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.8 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 6.0 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 4.3 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.5 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 4.9 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 1.2 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 3.4 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 4.0 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 4.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 14.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 16.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 16.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 10.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 13.0 mi
- Cascades: 14.2 mi
- Emerson Falls: 15.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 19.3 mi
- The Falls: 21.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 12.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 22.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.8 mi
- Haywardville: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Mentzer Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | NW 305° | 192 m | 2.8 mi |
| Oak Hill | N 8° | 187 m | 4.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNE 12° | 187 m | 5.5 mi |
| Peach Hill | WSW 240° | 180 m | 4.2 mi |
| Wataquadock Hill | W 270° | 173 m | 2.9 mi |
| Sligo Hill | S 179° | 172 m | 6.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 337° | 171 m | 4.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WSW 236° | 167 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 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 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29762581
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