Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Middlesex School
Middlesex School is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Robbins Hill stands 122 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.49269, -71.36511
- 1.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Middlesex School: 0.2 mi
- Buttrick Land: 0.3 mi
- Middlesex School: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Hill Road Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Bisbee Land: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Corly Pate Hill: 0.4 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 0.9 mi
- Punkatasset Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bellows Hill: 1.4 mi
- Buttricks Hill: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Limestone quarries: 0.5 mi
- Lime Kiln Ruins: 0.6 mi
- Saw Mill Ruin: 0.8 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 1.6 mi
- Old Manse: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Antenna Ruins: 1.7 mi
- 1836 Battle Monument: 1.8 mi
- Daniel Chester French grave: 2.2 mi
- Henry David Thoreau grave: 2.3 mi
- Nathaniel Hawthorne grave: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 1.8 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 4.2 mi
- Rembering Center School: 4.2 mi
- Buddha Statue: 4.3 mi
- The Patriot: 4.5 mi
Parks
- Old North Bridge site: 1.8 mi
- Stonymeade Conservation Land: 2.0 mi
- Willard Common: 2.1 mi
- Robbins Mill Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 2.3 mi
Gardens
- Monument Square: 2.3 mi
- Infinity garden: 2.6 mi
- Planted Canoe: 3.3 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 2.7 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 2.8 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 2.8 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 2.8 mi
- YV Art Museum: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.4 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 11.4 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 39
- Farmers Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.0 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 14.1 mi
- Lunch Wall: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 6.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Wamesit Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.1 mi
- The Falls: 21.8 mi
- Cascades: 22.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 17.5 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 6.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Middlesex School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins Hill | N 0° | 122 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sparks Hill | NW 320° | 120 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | WNW 296° | 120 m | 6.4 mi |
| Starr Hill | WNW 294° | 120 m | 6.5 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 339° | 111 m | 3.5 mi |
| Nagog Hill | WNW 284° | 111 m | 4.1 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WSW 236° | 110 m | 1.8 mi |
| Newtown Hill | WNW 286° | 110 m | 5.9 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 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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