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Old Colony Road Conservation Area

Old Colony Road Conservation Area from directly overhead

Old Colony Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the northeast, 3.4 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

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Coordinates42.45997, -71.94017

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Hubbardston Road Park: 1.4 mi
  • Entrance to Boone Trail: 2.7 mi
  • Goodnow Park: 3.1 mi
  • Charles Clark Corner: 3.8 mi
  • Curtis Recreation Field: 4.1 mi
Peaks
  • Simonds Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Savage Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Perry Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Brown Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Calamint Hill: 2.4 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 11.6 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 12.3 mi
  • Folly: 12.8 mi
  • Pan Statue: 13.0 mi
  • Guitar: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 34
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Systematic Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Inner Park: 12.8 mi
Museums: 30
Beaches: 24
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Sterling Town Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 12.7 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 12.8 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Emerson Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Cascades: 9.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Old Colony Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettNE 53°609 m3.4 mi
Little WachusettE 85°476 m2.6 mi
Pine HillENE 62°440 m3.9 mi
Brown HillE 87°401 m1.9 mi
Canesto HillNW 305°400 m6.7 mi
Church RockNNE 21°398 m4.2 mi
Prentiss HillN 360°386 m3.0 mi
Rice HillS 176°386 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4620:29
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465665706861493930
Precip in3.53.03.63.93.74.24.14.54.44.93.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29700771

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