Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west-southwest, 6.3 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006-12-21
How to reach it
Coordinates42.22875, -71.45133
- 12.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 22.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd: 0.2 mi
- Poitras Iii Cr Highland Rd: 0.3 mi
- Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd: 0.3 mi
- Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Town Forest: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Broad Hill: 0.3 mi
- Long Hill: 0.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.1 mi
- Zachary Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mount Hollis: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Stone Park: 2.2 mi
- Nyanza Healing Garden: 2.2 mi
- Goodwill Park: 2.2 mi
- The Corner Spot: 2.4 mi
- Bates Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- War veterans memorial: 2.3 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.8 mi
- Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 4.8 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 4.9 mi
Artworks
- Hoyt Statue: 3.4 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 3.4 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 6.6 mi
- Statue: 7.1 mi
- Fireball: 7.8 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 3.4 mi
- Chattering Rock: 4.5 mi
- Teetering Rock: 4.6 mi
- 16: 7.7 mi
- 15: 7.8 mi
Museums
- Knight Hall: 3.5 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 4.0 mi
- Danforth Art: 5.2 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Niagara Hall: 6.3 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 5.2 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 5.6 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 6.8 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 8.1 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 50
- Pleasure Point: 3.0 mi
- Stoddard Park: 3.2 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 3.6 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 3.9 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 38
- The Wall: 4.6 mi
- Condo Rock: 4.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 8.1 mi
- Lunch Wall: 15.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 38
- Picnic Site 9: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 14.7 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Pakomet Spring: 19.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 22.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Rock Falls: 23.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn Hill | WSW 243° | 174 m | 6.3 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SW 223° | 171 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 256° | 170 m | 6.5 mi |
| Saddle Hill | WNW 288° | 158 m | 4.7 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | NNW 347° | 153 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 202° | 141 m | 7.0 mi |
| Fairview Hill | NW 311° | 140 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rocky Woods Range | SSW 212° | 137 m | 5.0 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 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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