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Old North Road Conservation Land

Old North Road Conservation Land from directly overhead

Old North Road Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Forest Avenue Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39018, -71.53686

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Cherry Street Field and Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Memorial Beach Park: 1.2 mi
  • Simpson Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Simpson Road Park: 1.3 mi
  • Colaianni Playground: 1.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 1.8 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 1.9 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 1.9 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 2.0 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Well: 2.2 mi
  • Old Foundation: 2.5 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 3.0 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 3.1 mi
  • Stow War Memorial: 3.6 mi
Artworks
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 21
  • Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
Waterfalls: 6
  • Cascades: 17.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Trap Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Old North Road Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillSE 124°183 m5.4 mi
Peach HillWNW 282°180 m5.5 mi
Sligo HillSSW 209°172 m3.4 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 198°164 m3.5 mi
Powder House HillNW 315°162 m4.7 mi
Fairmount HillSSW 192°161 m3.5 mi
Jericho HillSSW 197°161 m4.5 mi
West HillSW 217°160 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1213625147

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