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Mentzer Fosprd Conservation Land

Mentzer Fosprd Conservation Land from directly overhead

Mentzer Fosprd Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bolton Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1994

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.43748, -71.57670

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Bolton Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
  • Mentzer Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Philip Phillips Gift: 0.4 mi
  • Bolton Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Long Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Powder House Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Barretts Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Persons Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pond Park & Skating Pond: 1.6 mi
  • Town Common Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Delaney Wildlife management area: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.5 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 3.7 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.7 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.8 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 5.7 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 33
  • Bolton Town Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 14.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.4 mi
  • The Falls: 21.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 12.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Mentzer Fosprd Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakNW 309°192 m2.6 mi
Oak HillNNE 11°187 m4.7 mi
Oak HillNNE 15°187 m5.6 mi
Peach HillWSW 238°180 m4.0 mi
Wataquadock HillW 270°173 m2.7 mi
Sligo HillS 177°172 m6.2 mi
Prospect HillNNW 340°171 m4.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillSW 235°167 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29770535

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