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Ohlin Land

Ohlin Land from directly overhead

Ohlin Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Crescent Valley Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51786, -71.56770

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 1.0 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 1.1 mi
  • Dean's Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Harvard Park: 1.1 mi
  • Barber Land: 1.2 mi
  • Ryan Field: 1.4 mi
  • Town Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 2.4 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Native Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 3.2 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.6 mi
Attractions
  • stone pile: 6.8 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.7 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.9 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.9 mi
  • Old Stone Chamber: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Harvard Town Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 12.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 15.7 mi
  • The Falls: 15.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 9.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.8 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 212°192 m4.6 mi
Oak HillE 97°187 m1.0 mi
Oak HillSSE 154°187 m1.0 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 209°173 m6.4 mi
Prospect HillWSW 245°171 m2.3 mi
Powder House HillSSW 198°162 m5.7 mi
Vaughn HillsSSW 212°158 m4.9 mi
Dean's HillWSW 240°157 m1.9 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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/547788956

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