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Pine Meadow Conservation Land

Pine Meadow Conservation Land from directly overhead

Pine Meadow Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Nonaicoicus Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.56589, -71.56965

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • S/SGT Leon A. Cote: 1.0 mi
  • Moors Schoolhouse: 1.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.5 mi
  • Presumed site of Shaker Reservoir: 2.1 mi
  • windmill site: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 1.1 mi
  • Barber Land: 2.3 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.6 mi
  • Hanson Playground: 2.7 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Beaches: 30
  • Harvard Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 6.5 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cascades: 11.7 mi
  • The Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 8.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Pine Meadow Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillSSE 163°187 m3.6 mi
Oak HillS 172°187 m4.3 mi
Prospect HillSSW 205°171 m4.8 mi
Flat HillWNW 285°161 m5.9 mi
Hunting HillWNW 298°158 m5.6 mi
Chestnut HillNNE 11°157 m3.9 mi
Dean's HillSSW 200°157 m4.5 mi
Prospect HillNNE 22°149 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29763055

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