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Morrison Conservation Land

Morrison Conservation Land from directly overhead

Morrison Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. New Ipswich Mountain stands 563 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Blood Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1999
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.68601, -71.86171

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bickford Field: 4.3 mi
  • Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
  • Saima Park: 5.9 mi
  • TAYBS Craven Field: 6.0 mi
  • Taft Memorial Field: 6.0 mi
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 4.4 mi
  • Clyde II: 9.7 mi
  • CAVA: 10.0 mi
  • Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 10.0 mi
  • Cell I: 10.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Fitchburg Creamery: 6.5 mi
  • Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 7.4 mi
  • Steam Turbine Monument: 7.7 mi
  • World War 2 Memorial: 7.8 mi
  • New England Glassworks: 7.9 mi
Museums: 33
Attractions: 30
Gardens: 30
  • Sundial Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 7.6 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 13.2 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 15.8 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 5.5 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 5.7 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 9.6 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Trap Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Cascades: 9.5 mi
  • The Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 4
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 16.5 mi
  • River Road Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Morrison Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New Ipswich MountainNW 326°563 m5.0 mi
Barrett MountainNNW 333°561 m5.9 mi
Mount WataticWNW 295°555 m1.7 mi
Pratt MountainNW 318°551 m4.4 mi
Kidder MountainN 351°549 m6.8 mi
Stony TopNW 322°531 m4.7 mi
Wildcat HillNNW 349°529 m7.0 mi
Nutting HillNW 305°491 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1515:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435564696760483827
Precip in3.23.34.24.04.14.23.94.44.35.13.84.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham N, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29758888

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