Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Quail Run
Quail Run is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south-southeast, 1.9 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.46832, -71.19595
- 2.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 10.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Quail Run: 0.3 mi
- Battle Road Woodlands: 0.6 mi
- Shaker Glen Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Shaker Glen: 1.0 mi
- Winning Farm Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Whispering Hill: 0.5 mi
- Babylon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Babylon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Zion Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bucks Hill: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Battle Road Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Albert B Lester: 2.0 mi
- Cary Coovert: 2.1 mi
- The "Something Is Being Done" Monument: 2.2 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Ryan Park: 0.5 mi
- Marvin Field: 1.0 mi
- Gonsalves Field: 1.4 mi
- Johnson Park: 1.5 mi
- TRW Park: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 2.1 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 2.1 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 2.2 mi
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Peace, Love, Music: 2.2 mi
- The Minute Man: 2.4 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 2.4 mi
- watering trough: 2.7 mi
- Baldwin Green: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Bowman Tavern: 2.6 mi
- vernal pool: 4.1 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 4.1 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 4.1 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 4.5 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 2.9 mi
- Baby Beach: 6.7 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 8.3 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 9.9 mi
- Revere Beach: 11.3 mi
Gardens
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.9 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Courtyard: 3.9 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 4.3 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Bloody Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Crag 1: 6.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.2 mi
- Valley Shelter: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.4 mi
- Rainshed: 18.4 mi
- Boston Light: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 9.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 25.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 6.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 5.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 13.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 5.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Quail Run. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | SSE 161° | 110 m | 1.9 mi |
| Loring Hill | SW 226° | 109 m | 2.9 mi |
| Granny Hill | SW 228° | 108 m | 1.7 mi |
| Zion Hill | SE 137° | 107 m | 1.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSE 155° | 107 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SE 135° | 105 m | 2.2 mi |
| Fullers Hill | SW 222° | 105 m | 4.4 mi |
| Robinson Hill | WSW 246° | 102 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 5 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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