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Richard Emmet Conservation Land

Richard Emmet Conservation Land from directly overhead

Richard Emmet Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west-southwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Shepherd Open Space, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.54126, -71.43026

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Jack Walsh Field: 1.1 mi
  • NARA Park: 1.8 mi
  • Long Lake Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Conant Park: 2.5 mi
  • Robbins Mill Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Preserved Quarry Site: 2.4 mi
  • Prouty Woods Community Forest Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Quarry Stone: 2.8 mi
  • Westford Knight: 3.2 mi
  • Isaac Davis Monument: 3.8 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Beaches: 41
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 24
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 9.0 mi
  • The Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Cascades: 18.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Richard Emmet Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillWSW 254°187 m6.3 mi
Flagg HillSW 214°139 m6.3 mi
Prospect Hill (468')NNW 346°135 m2.5 mi
Pingry HillW 278°133 m5.7 mi
Rocky HillWNW 296°131 m5.9 mi
Millstone HillNNW 329°127 m6.1 mi
Snake Meadow HillNNW 331°123 m4.8 mi
Robbins HillNE 48°122 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867737164514031
Precip in3.63.24.34.13.84.43.94.03.95.03.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/453116387

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