Pierce Estates
Pierce Estates is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Street Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Street Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Kane Well: 0.8 mi
- Morse Property: 0.8 mi
- Old North Road Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Rounttop Water Tank: 1.2 mi
- Simpson Road Park: 0.6 mi
- Simpson Playground: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Beach Park: 0.7 mi
- Colaianni Playground: 1.5 mi
- Ghiloni Park: 1.8 mi
- Whitney Hill: 0.6 mi
- Spoon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Gospel Hill: 1.1 mi
- Round Top Hill: 1.3 mi
- Honeypot Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 5.1 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 1.6 mi
- Redstone School: 2.9 mi
- West School Museum: 4.4 mi
- Discovery Museum: 6.7 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 2.1 mi
- Petting Zoo: 2.2 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 2.3 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 2.3 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.1 mi
- John Brown Bell: 2.6 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.8 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.0 mi
- Old Well: 3.3 mi
- Stow War Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Amadinda: 2.9 mi
- Chime Wall: 2.9 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 5.1 mi
- Stegosaurus: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Valley: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 0.8 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 2.1 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 4.6 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 7.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 13.4 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 4.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 11.5 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Cascades: 18.8 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 23.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 22.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 21.5 mi
- Haywardville: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Pierce Estates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | ESE 123° | 183 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sligo Hill | SW 229° | 172 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | SW 216° | 164 m | 3.3 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | SSW 210° | 161 m | 3.2 mi |
| Jericho Hill | SSW 212° | 161 m | 4.2 mi |
| West Hill | WSW 238° | 160 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | SW 233° | 154 m | 3.9 mi |
| Wheeler Hill | WNW 282° | 154 m | 5.4 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 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:32 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29761210
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