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Reservoir Drive Conservation Area

Reservoir Drive Conservation Area from directly overhead

Reservoir Drive Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kallander Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates42.29998, -71.51032

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kallander Field: 0.3 mi
  • Soccer Field: 1.6 mi
  • George Mooney Park: 2.2 mi
  • Aikens Park: 2.5 mi
  • Women Veterans Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Oak Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Lamb Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Clear Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Mount Vickery: 1.3 mi
  • The Mountain: 1.7 mi
Artworks
  • horseshoe sculpture: 0.9 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 4.9 mi
  • Stegosaurus: 5.1 mi
  • Fireball: 5.1 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Martha Templeman Plaque: 1.5 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 1.6 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 3.6 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 3.7 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 3.9 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 4.9 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 5.4 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.6 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.7 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 39
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Site 9: 14.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 14.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 14.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 14.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 30
Rest areas: 5
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 22.7 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.7 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascades: 23.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Reservoir Drive Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNE 44°183 m4.5 mi
Sligo HillNW 317°172 m4.5 mi
Newtons HillWSW 253°166 m3.8 mi
Pleasant HillNW 320°164 m3.7 mi
Jericho HillNW 305°161 m3.3 mi
Fairmount HillNW 323°161 m3.5 mi
West HillNW 321°160 m5.0 mi
Saddle HillSSW 203°158 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29783037

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