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Needham Conservation Land

Needham Conservation Land from directly overhead

Needham Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Nike Missile Site B-63, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.27239, -71.28183

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Walker-Gordon Field: 1.0 mi
  • Mass Horticultural Society Gardens at Elm Bank: 1.2 mi
  • Hunnewell Estates Historic District: 1.5 mi
  • Hunnewell Field Playground: 1.6 mi
  • McIntosh Corner Historic District: 1.6 mi
Gardens
  • Trial Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Shade Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 1.2 mi
  • Rhododendron Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Teaching Herb Garden: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 1.3 mi
  • Martini Junction: 1.6 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 2.1 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 3.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
Beaches
  • Morses Pond Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Shapiro Beach: 3.2 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 3.2 mi
  • North Beach: 3.4 mi
  • South Beach: 3.5 mi
Cliffs: 43
  • Pusherman Wall: 6.5 mi
  • Lunch Wall: 6.5 mi
  • The Alcove: 6.5 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 6.5 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Picnic Site 9: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 7.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 12.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Needham Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillS 186°137 m3.3 mi
Cedar HillS 176°134 m4.0 mi
Pegan HillSW 218°125 m1.9 mi
Reeves HillNW 325°122 m6.2 mi
Brush HillWSW 255°121 m5.4 mi
Strawberry HillSSE 152°114 m2.9 mi
Powissett PeakSSE 155°112 m3.3 mi
Oak HillS 189°111 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29861958

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