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Misty Meadows Conservation Area

Misty Meadows Conservation Area from directly overhead

Misty Meadows Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Monks Hill stands 83 m to the south-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Herring Run Historical Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 21 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Pembroke
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.08992, -70.80610

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Herring Run Historical Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ada F. Hall House: 0.8 mi
  • Magoun Park: 0.9 mi
  • Town Park: 1.3 mi
  • Briggs Field: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 1.0 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 5.3 mi
  • Mann Farmhouse: 7.7 mi
  • Herring Run: 10.5 mi
  • House Rock: 11.2 mi
Peaks
  • Till Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Bald Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Perry Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Wildcat Hill: 3.8 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 3.8 mi
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 4.6 mi
  • Plymouth County Hospital: 4.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
Artworks
  • Myles Standish Legs: 5.5 mi
  • Cupid's Kiss Statue: 6.6 mi
  • The Bell: 6.7 mi
  • Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 8.0 mi
  • Elf Mini Bridge: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 37
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 2.3 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 2.3 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 12.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.3 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 16.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.5 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 12.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Misty Meadows Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monks HillSSE 154°83 m9.9 mi
Carolina HillENE 58°77 m4.7 mi
Prospect HillNNW 340°72 m7.6 mi
Judges HillN 354°71 m7.1 mi
Mount BlueN 351°66 m6.8 mi
Black Pond HillN 0°64 m6.3 mi
Locust HillW 270°62 m7.8 mi
Telegraph HillENE 73°61 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:23
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
December solstice07:0915:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690159

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