Nature reserve · Massachusetts
River Reserve
River Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sudbury River Access, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
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How to reach it
Coordinates42.26765, -71.51861
- 15.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sudbury River Access: 0.2 mi
- Libery Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Lambert Corner: 0.6 mi
- Clark Grove: 0.7 mi
- Nipmuc Woods: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Aikens Park: 0.3 mi
- George Mooney Park: 0.9 mi
- Eagle Farms: 1.0 mi
- Highland Park: 1.1 mi
- Highland Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 0.8 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 0.9 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 2.6 mi
- War veterans memorial: 2.8 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 4.1 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 1.3 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 2.8 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 7.5 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Peaks
- Mount Vickery: 1.6 mi
- Saddle Hill: 1.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fairview Hill: 1.7 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 2.6 mi
- Teetering Rock: 6.9 mi
- Chattering Rock: 7.0 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 7.3 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 9.8 mi
Artworks
- George V. Brown Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 2.7 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 2.7 mi
- Fireball: 6.9 mi
- Stegosaurus: 6.9 mi
Museums
- Danforth Art: 4.9 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 5.2 mi
- Knight Hall: 5.9 mi
- Redstone School: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 38
- Picnic Site 9: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 36
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 0.6 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 0.9 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 4.9 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 5.4 mi
- Pleasure Point: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Falling Rock Ridge: 6.5 mi
- Condo Rock: 6.5 mi
- The Wall: 6.7 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 22.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cascades: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of River Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | WSW 251° | 212 m | 5.9 mi |
| Nobscot Hill | NNE 33° | 183 m | 6.5 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | SSW 201° | 174 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sligo Hill | NNW 335° | 172 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 214° | 170 m | 5.2 mi |
| Newtons Hill | WNW 289° | 166 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NNW 338° | 164 m | 5.5 mi |
| Jericho Hill | NNW 331° | 161 m | 4.7 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 | 20:27 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/989279150
Day trips start here
- Ashland · 3 mi
- Boroughs · 4 mi
- Framingham · 5 mi
- Marlborough · 6 mi
- Upton · 8 mi
- Hudson · 9 mi
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