Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Neelon Gift
Neelon Gift is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Monument, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.36760, -71.41889
- 7.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 1.2 mi
- Hidden Valley: 1.8 mi
- Stegosaurus: 1.8 mi
- Fireball: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Green Hill: 0.5 mi
- Goodman Hill: 0.9 mi
- Pendleton Hill: 1.3 mi
- Tippling Rock: 1.5 mi
- Nobscot Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Fenway: 0.6 mi
- Nobscot Road Parcel: 0.7 mi
- Forest Street Parcel: 0.7 mi
- Maple Meadows: 0.7 mi
- Lyons-Cutler Reservation: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Feeley Field: 0.7 mi
- Frank G Feeley Park: 0.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 1.0 mi
- Sudbury Center Historic District: 1.1 mi
- Eric Schwartz Ballfield: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Barn Foundation: 1.6 mi
- Haynes Garrison Site: 1.7 mi
- Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.0 mi
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Bent Ice House: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Redstone School: 2.7 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Danforth Art: 4.6 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 5.1 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 5.6 mi
Attractions
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 3.3 mi
- Ponyhenge: 5.1 mi
- Captain Miles House: 5.3 mi
- Ayshire Horse Farm: 5.4 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.7 mi
Gardens
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Italinate garden: 5.7 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.0 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 56
- Stow Town Beach: 4.9 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 5.5 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 41
- Falling Rock Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Site 9: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 18.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.1 mi
- Cascades: 23.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 14.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 17.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Neelon Gift. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | SW 226° | 183 m | 2.2 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | WSW 254° | 161 m | 7.0 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | SW 233° | 153 m | 4.1 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | SW 232° | 152 m | 2.4 mi |
| Spoon Hill | W 268° | 146 m | 5.4 mi |
| Farm Hill | WSW 253° | 139 m | 5.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 260° | 138 m | 6.4 mi |
| Juniper Hill | SW 222° | 136 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29776785
Day trips start here
- Wayland · 3 mi
- MetroWest · 4 mi
- Framingham · 6 mi
- Weston · 6 mi
- Concord · 7 mi
- Marlborough · 7 mi
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