Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Roosevelt Farms
Roosevelt Farms is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west-southwest, 3.5 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.26102, -71.56721
- 16.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Roosevelt Farms: 0.1 mi
- Roosevelt Farms: 0.1 mi
- Roosevelt Farms: 0.3 mi
- Pratt Farm: 0.4 mi
- Mta Land: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Highland Park: 0.8 mi
- Highland Park: 0.8 mi
- Highland Park: 0.9 mi
- Pickleball Courts: 0.9 mi
- Sawmill Field: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Saddle Hill: 1.6 mi
- Newtons Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fairview Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mount Nebo: 2.2 mi
- Whitney Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 2.6 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 2.7 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 3.0 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 3.3 mi
- War veterans memorial: 5.2 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 3.1 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 3.6 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 8.7 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 3.3 mi
- Teetering Rock: 7.3 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 7.4 mi
- Chattering Rock: 7.6 mi
- Old Black Oak: 7.7 mi
Artworks
- George V. Brown Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 3.4 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 3.7 mi
- Statue: 8.7 mi
- Fireball: 9.0 mi
Museums
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 5.6 mi
- Danforth Art: 7.3 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 7.8 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- Picnic Site 9: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 35
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 2.6 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 2.9 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 3.0 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Condo Rock: 6.9 mi
- The Wall: 7.1 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 8.5 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 11.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascades: 23.6 mi
- Emerson Falls: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Mystery Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Roosevelt Farms. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | WSW 245° | 212 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | WSW 237° | 195 m | 6.5 mi |
| George Hill | SW 220° | 183 m | 5.8 mi |
| Green Hill | W 268° | 181 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pratt Hill | SSW 204° | 181 m | 6.0 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | S 176° | 174 m | 5.1 mi |
| Boston Hill | W 280° | 172 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sligo Hill | N 359° | 172 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29815411
Day trips start here
- Boroughs · 3 mi
- Ashland · 5 mi
- Marlborough · 6 mi
- Upton · 6 mi
- Framingham · 8 mi
- Shrewsbury · 8 mi
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