Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Nobscot Spring
Nobscot Spring is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-northwest, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mahoney Farm, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.34286, -71.43976
- 9.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mahoney Farm: 0.4 mi
- Hiram Road: 0.4 mi
- Chickatawbut Road: 0.5 mi
- Newell Gift: 0.7 mi
- Ciampa Memorial Woodlands: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Nobscot Hill: 0.5 mi
- Juniper Hill: 0.9 mi
- Doeskin Hill: 0.9 mi
- Tippling Rock: 0.9 mi
- Green Hill: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Stegosaurus: 0.6 mi
- Hidden Valley: 0.6 mi
- Fireball: 0.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.9 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Oakvale Park: 1.0 mi
- Rock Pile: 1.1 mi
- Frank G Feeley Park: 1.4 mi
- Feeley Field: 1.5 mi
- The Wayside Inn: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Redstone School: 1.9 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- Danforth Art: 2.8 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 4.4 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 3.1 mi
- Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 3.2 mi
- Barn Foundation: 3.5 mi
- Haynes Garrison Site: 3.6 mi
- World War II Peace Memorial: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 5.1 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 5.3 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 5.6 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.6 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 6.0 mi
- Petting Zoo: 6.0 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.2 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 52
- Learned Pond Beach: 4.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.2 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 5.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Site 9: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 35
- Falling Rock Ridge: 0.5 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Condo Rock: 12.1 mi
- The Wall: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 18.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 19.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.0 mi
- Cascades: 23.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 16.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Nobscot Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | WNW 294° | 183 m | 0.5 mi |
| Sligo Hill | W 273° | 172 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | W 269° | 164 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | W 268° | 161 m | 5.7 mi |
| Jericho Hill | W 261° | 161 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | WSW 251° | 153 m | 2.3 mi |
| Shoestring Hill | W 264° | 153 m | 6.0 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | WNW 284° | 152 m | 0.9 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29814370
Day trips start here
- MetroWest · 4 mi
- Wayland · 4 mi
- Framingham · 5 mi
- Ashland · 6 mi
- Marlborough · 6 mi
- Natick · 6 mi
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