Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Preservation Estates Open Space
Preservation Estates Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Elliott Hill stands 359 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.18567, -71.91674
- 7.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Preservation Estates Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Solar Heights Estates Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Ponnakin Hill Deer Run Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Conservation Commission Land: 1.2 mi
- Stafford Street Conservation Land: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Rochdale Park: 0.9 mi
- Dawn Acres Park: 2.3 mi
- Militia Lot: 2.4 mi
- Ye Olde Commons: 2.7 mi
- Meadow Lake Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Ponnakin Hill: 1.3 mi
- Austin Hill: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
- Tinker Hill: 1.8 mi
- Crowl Hill: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Path Continues: 1.6 mi
- Cellar Hole: 1.6 mi
- Path Continues: 2.4 mi
- Path Continues: 2.5 mi
- Path Continues: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Saad Memorial: 2.2 mi
- John G. Saad Memorial Square: 2.2 mi
- William T. G. Morton Monument: 2.4 mi
- Northside Militia Training Field: 2.4 mi
- Clara Barton Homestead: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 25
- Hadwen Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 6.7 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 7.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 10.7 mi
- Small House Garden: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 23
- Goddard Rocket: 4.4 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 5.5 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 6.0 mi
- Guitar: 6.3 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 6.6 mi
Museums: 18
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 7.1 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 7.9 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 8.4 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 8.4 mi
- EcoTarium: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 18
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 7.6 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 10.1 mi
- Streeter Beach: 12.1 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 12.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 5.7 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 15.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Ice Fall: 21.2 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cargill Falls: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Preservation Estates Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Hill | N 358° | 359 m | 6.6 mi |
| Howe Hill | N 5° | 352 m | 7.1 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNW 341° | 331 m | 6.7 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 286° | 328 m | 2.6 mi |
| Little Mugget Hill | WSW 247° | 328 m | 3.1 mi |
| Burncoat Hill | NNW 329° | 327 m | 4.7 mi |
| Carey Hill | N 6° | 327 m | 4.9 mi |
| Prouty Hill | NW 325° | 327 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/888492593
Day trips start here
- South County · 5 mi
- Spencer · 6 mi
- Millbury · 8 mi
- Worcester · 8 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 10 mi
- Dudley · 10 mi
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