Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Old Town Wells
Old Town Wells is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Cairn Hill stands 92 m to the south, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Freeman Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.52283, -71.07141
- 8.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 12 mi
- Eagle Rock · 20 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Freeman Park: 0.3 mi
- Quannapowitt Lakeshore: 0.6 mi
- Upper Common: 1.1 mi
- Sullivan Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Hiker Monument and Rockery: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
- Monterisi Property: 1.0 mi
- Mill River Floodplain: 1.0 mi
- South Cedar Swamp: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Street Conservation Land: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Floral Way: 1.1 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 1.2 mi
- Paddy Heights Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Honor Roll of World War II, Korean and Vietnam Wars: 4.5 mi
- Virginia Wood: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 5.5 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 5.9 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 6.5 mi
- Rebecca Nurse Homestead: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- Cowdry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.7 mi
- Harts Hill: 2.3 mi
- Scotland Hill: 2.3 mi
- Castle Hill: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Pearce Lake Beach: 2.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.0 mi
- Baby Beach: 6.5 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 7.9 mi
- Revere Beach: 8.1 mi
Attractions
- Steel Tower: 4.7 mi
- Echo Rock: 4.7 mi
- Stone Chimney: 4.8 mi
- Union Rock: 5.2 mi
- Dungeon Rock: 5.3 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 4.7 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 5.4 mi
- Rock spiral: 6.4 mi
- muster: 7.3 mi
- Jumbo Statue: 8.3 mi
Gardens
- Herb Garden: 4.9 mi
- Community Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 6.4 mi
- Malden Youth Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 49
- Skull Cliff: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 4.1 mi
- The Cellar: 4.9 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 5.2 mi
- Crag 1: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Table: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 12.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 13.1 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 16.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.3 mi
- Rainshed: 16.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.3 mi
- Boston Light: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 11.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Quarry Spring: 6.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.7 mi
- Rail Spring: 19.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.7 mi
- Lion's Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 5.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.7 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Haywardville: 4.2 mi
- Dogtown: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Old Town Wells. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn Hill | S 188° | 92 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 205° | 91 m | 4.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSE 150° | 87.2 m | 2.7 mi |
| Burrill Hill | ESE 117° | 87 m | 4.9 mi |
| Winthrop Hill | SSW 202° | 84 m | 4.7 mi |
| Boojum Rock | S 186° | 83 m | 5.8 mi |
| Crow Hill | SSE 147° | 82.9 m | 2.7 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SSW 202° | 81 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29860518
Day trips start here
- Reading · 1 mi
- Wakefield · 1 mi
- Stoneham · 3 mi
- North Reading · 4 mi
- Saugus · 5 mi
- Wilmington · 5 mi
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