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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 35 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker-Gordon Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.26269, -71.26271

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 0.4 mi
  • Martini Junction: 0.8 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.3 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Gardens
  • Wildflower Patch: 2.1 mi
  • Wildflower Patch: 2.1 mi
  • Trial Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Shade Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 2.3 mi
Beaches
  • Shapiro Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 2.1 mi
  • North Beach: 2.3 mi
  • South Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 3.6 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 43
  • The Alcove: 6.2 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 6.2 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 6.2 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 6.2 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Picnic Site 9: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 8.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 8.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 11.7 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Needham Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillSSW 206°137 m3.0 mi
Cedar HillSSW 192°134 m3.4 mi
Pegan HillWSW 249°125 m2.3 mi
Brush HillW 263°121 m6.3 mi
Strawberry HillSSE 168°114 m1.9 mi
Powissett PeakS 170°112 m2.3 mi
Oak HillSSW 211°111 m2.9 mi
Mine HillSSW 198°111 m3.9 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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830873

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