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Morse Conservation Area

Morse Conservation Area from directly overhead

Morse Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Pearl Hill stands 310 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dopheide Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates42.58111, -71.66526
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Ben Normand Park: 2.3 mi
  • Culter Field: 2.6 mi
  • Tarbell School Park: 2.6 mi
  • Whitley Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lower Lunenburg Town Common: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Shirley Remembers: 2.7 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Vietnam War: 2.7 mi
  • The Veterans of Shirley For Honorable Service During The Korean War: 2.7 mi
  • The Veterans Of Shirley Serving During WW2: 2.7 mi
  • Shirley Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 7.1 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Painted Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Ayer Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Swimming Hole: 3.7 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 3.9 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 4.1 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cascades: 7.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 9.2 mi
  • The Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 12.9 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Morse Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pearl HillWNW 295°310 m6.9 mi
North Monoosnoc HillWSW 250°291 m7.2 mi
Mount ElamW 259°262 m7.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillNW 311°255 m7.6 mi
Pearl HillWNW 302°250 m7.3 mi
Rollstone HillW 270°244 m7.4 mi
Pine HillWSW 258°228 m6.9 mi
Sheldon HillWSW 237°225 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1071574916

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