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Noxon Conservation Restriction

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Noxon Conservation Restriction from directly overhead

Noxon Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 170 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Harvard Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates42.50445, -71.56117

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 1.3 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 1.3 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.7 mi
  • Barber Land: 2.0 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.1 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.5 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • stone pile: 6.4 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.8 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 6.9 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.0 mi
  • Old Stone Chamber: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 36
  • Harvard Town Beach: 1.6 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 12.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.0 mi
  • The Falls: 16.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 9.2 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Noxon Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSW 223°192 m4.1 mi
Oak HillE 94°187 m0.1 mi
Oak HillNE 37°187 m1.0 mi
Wataquadock HillSW 217°173 m5.8 mi
Prospect HillW 269°171 m2.4 mi
Powder House HillSSW 205°162 m5.0 mi
Vaughn HillsSW 223°158 m4.3 mi
Dean's HillW 269°157 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1038028398

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