Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Middlesex Turnpike Wellfields
Middlesex Turnpike Wellfields is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south-southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is 3rd Avenue Plaza, a park 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town Of Burlington
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.49425, -71.21867
- 3.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 3rd Avenue Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Wildwood Park: 0.8 mi
- MITRE Fields: 0.9 mi
- TRW Park: 1.0 mi
- Simonds Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Longmeadow Brook Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Sandy Brook Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Landlocked Forest: 0.9 mi
- Marion Road Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Reeves Road Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Bannon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Greenleaf Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Babylon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Babylon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Crosbys Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Awesome packard: 1.1 mi
- Bedford-Burlington boundary post: 1.1 mi
- stone foundation: 1.4 mi
- Wilson Mill Monument: 1.5 mi
- Battle Road Memorial: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Burlington Public Museum: 1.4 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 2.9 mi
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 3.0 mi
- Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House: 3.0 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Courtyard: 2.1 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.9 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 3.0 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.1 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- The Patriot: 2.9 mi
- Baldwin Green: 3.1 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 3.2 mi
- Buddha Statue: 3.2 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- RR Semaphore: 4.0 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 4.4 mi
- vernal pool: 4.4 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 4.4 mi
- Whistle Post: 4.4 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 4.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 5.2 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 9.3 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 42
- Bloody Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.5 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Crag 1: 8.1 mi
- Skull Cliff: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 7.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 12.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.3 mi
- Rainshed: 20.3 mi
- Boston Light: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 8.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 10.1 mi
- Newbury Falls: 23.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 11.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Middlesex Turnpike Wellfields. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | SSE 154° | 110 m | 4.0 mi |
| Loring Hill | SSW 193° | 109 m | 3.9 mi |
| Granny Hill | S 182° | 108 m | 2.9 mi |
| Zion Hill | SE 144° | 107 m | 3.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 151° | 107 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SE 141° | 105 m | 4.3 mi |
| Fullers Hill | SSW 200° | 105 m | 5.3 mi |
| Robinson Hill | SSW 202° | 102 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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