Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Panek Conservation Restriction
Panek Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Patch Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boxborough Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates42.50031, -71.50822
- 8.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 24.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Patch Hill: 0.3 mi
- Newtown Hill: 2.0 mi
- Wright Hill: 2.2 mi
- Speans Hill: 2.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Hartwell Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Biotti Land: 0.7 mi
- Indian Meadow: 0.7 mi
- Hager Meadow Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Bulkeley Road Marsh: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 0.9 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 1.1 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Holly Park Ext.: 2.1 mi
- Bumblebee Park: 2.1 mi
- Holly Park: 2.2 mi
- Elm Street Fields: 2.2 mi
- Saint Annes Field: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Mead Stone: 2.4 mi
- Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 2.9 mi
- cellar hole: 3.1 mi
- Shaker Stone Barn: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 3.1 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 3.1 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 5.2 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 5.2 mi
- Chime Wall: 5.4 mi
Museums
- Hosmer House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Discovery Museum: 3.7 mi
- West School Museum: 4.3 mi
- YV Art Museum: 4.7 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 5.3 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 3.7 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 5.0 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.1 mi
- Petting Zoo: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 37
- Harvard Town Beach: 4.1 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 4.5 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 6.5 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 6.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Farmers Cliff: 7.4 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 9.3 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.1 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Wamesit Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cascades: 15.3 mi
- Emerson Falls: 17.4 mi
- The Falls: 17.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 10.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 7.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.0 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Panek Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Peak | WSW 244° | 192 m | 6.1 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 298° | 187 m | 2.4 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 276° | 187 m | 2.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 273° | 171 m | 5.1 mi |
| Powder House Hill | SW 229° | 162 m | 6.4 mi |
| Vaughn Hills | WSW 243° | 158 m | 6.3 mi |
| Dean's Hill | W 273° | 157 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pin Hill South | W 280° | 148 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 6 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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