Moritz Forest Conservation Land
Moritz Forest Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wetherbee Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Acton
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 27.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 19 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wetherbee Conservation Land: 0.2 mi
- Baptist Brook Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Lawsbrook Wells: 0.8 mi
- Northeast Correctional Center Land: 0.8 mi
- Stoneymeade Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- East Acton Village Green: 0.2 mi
- Stonymeade Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Gerow Park: 1.0 mi
- Acton Arboretum: 1.1 mi
- Acton Common: 1.2 mi
- John Robbins Foundation: 0.4 mi
- Antenna Ruins: 1.1 mi
- Isaac Davis Monument: 1.2 mi
- Isaac Davis Home Site: 1.8 mi
- Quarry Stone: 2.1 mi
- Annursnac Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.3 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Great Hill: 2.1 mi
- Myers Hill: 2.2 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 1.6 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 1.7 mi
- stone pile: 2.1 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 2.3 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 2.4 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Discovery Museum: 2.2 mi
- YV Art Museum: 3.0 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 3.8 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 4.1 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Monument Square: 3.4 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Planted Canoe: 3.9 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 3.2 mi
- Dream World: 6.0 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 6.0 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 6.0 mi
- Watershed: 6.0 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 6.4 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 9.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 9.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.2 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 9.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 2.5 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.1 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 13.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 15.5 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 9.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 9.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cascades: 20.4 mi
- The Falls: 21.5 mi
- Emerson Falls: 22.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.2 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 22.1 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 7.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.0 mi
- Haywardville: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Moritz Forest Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagg Hill | W 261° | 139 m | 4.4 mi |
| Marble Hill | WSW 247° | 126 m | 5.8 mi |
| Spindle Hill | WSW 241° | 123 m | 6.2 mi |
| Birch Hill | SW 232° | 121 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | NW 321° | 120 m | 5.2 mi |
| Starr Hill | NW 318° | 120 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sparks Hill | NNW 346° | 120 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hartwell Hill | NW 317° | 113 m | 6.8 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 | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1419627988
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