Plimpton
Plimpton is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Seiler Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Wayland Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 13.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seiler Conservation Restriction: 0.1 mi
- Lincoln Road Drumlin: 0.1 mi
- Longmeadow: 0.4 mi
- Beard Conservation Restriction: 0.6 mi
- Hiddenwood Path: 0.9 mi
- Ponyhenge: 0.6 mi
- Emerson's Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 3.1 mi
- Thoreau Bean Field: 3.2 mi
- Captain Miles House: 3.6 mi
- Hathaway Hill: 0.8 mi
- Urato Farm: 1.2 mi
- Mount Misery: 1.7 mi
- Round Hill: 2.0 mi
- Moccasin Hill: 2.2 mi
- Codman Community Farm: 1.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.4 mi
- Oxbow Meadows: 1.4 mi
- Sculpture park: 1.4 mi
- Deborah Birt Memorial Park Lincoln Woods: 1.5 mi
- Codman Estate: 1.5 mi
- Codman House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Gropius House: 2.2 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 2.6 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 3.0 mi
- Italinate garden: 1.5 mi
- People For Pollinators: 2.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 3.0 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 3.0 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
- ELISHA GARFIELD HOMESTEAD: 1.8 mi
- Adams: 2.6 mi
- Ruined stone house: 2.7 mi
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Haynes Garrison Site: 2.9 mi
- Last Out: 2.6 mi
- Ferma: 2.6 mi
- Two Big Black Hearts: 2.6 mi
- Decordova Ball: 2.7 mi
- Jacob's Dream: 2.7 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.0 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 8.2 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 8.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 8.6 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.6 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 6.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 9.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 9.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 4.3 mi
- Boathouse: 23.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.4 mi
- Rainshed: 23.4 mi
- Boston Light: 23.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.2 mi
- Mystery Spring: 13.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 13.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.4 mi
- Haywardville: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Plimpton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | WSW 238° | 183 m | 6.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | E 97° | 135 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Prospect | E 101° | 133 m | 4.3 mi |
| Tippling Rock | WSW 242° | 125 m | 6.0 mi |
| Reeves Hill | S 190° | 122 m | 3.6 mi |
| Goodman Hill | WSW 246° | 119 m | 3.8 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | NNW 333° | 110 m | 6.3 mi |
| Loring Hill | ENE 61° | 109 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29837628
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