Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rowan Hill
Rowan Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Meadow Crossing Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Wayland Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.37090, -71.33584
- 5.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Lookout Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Meadow Crossing Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Lundy Lane Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Rich Valley Road Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Barberry Homes Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Schmidt Conservation Restriction: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Nob Hill: 1.2 mi
- Reeves Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hathaway Hill: 2.5 mi
- Urato Farm: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 1.4 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 2.1 mi
- Codman Estate: 3.3 mi
- Codman House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 3.8 mi
Parks
- Town Building Fields: 1.4 mi
- Soldiers Field Town Park: 1.6 mi
- Boston Post Road Historic District: 1.7 mi
- The Terraces: 1.8 mi
- Town Square: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.5 mi
- Haynes Garrison Site: 2.8 mi
- Barn Foundation: 2.8 mi
- ELISHA GARFIELD HOMESTEAD: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 2.0 mi
- Light Of Reason: 3.8 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 3.9 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 4.0 mi
- Tree: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Ponyhenge: 2.1 mi
- Elephant Rock: 4.1 mi
- Fairy Rock: 4.3 mi
- Emerson's Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 4.9 mi
Gardens
- Italinate garden: 3.3 mi
- People For Pollinators: 3.7 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 4.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 4.8 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 6.8 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 7.1 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Falling Rock Ridge: 6.0 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Lunch Wall: 8.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Picnic Site 9: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 4.2 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 22.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.9 mi
- Rainshed: 23.0 mi
- Boston Light: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 12.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.9 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Commissioners Landing: 13.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 14.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Rowan Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | WSW 253° | 183 m | 6.0 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | WSW 254° | 152 m | 6.4 mi |
| Juniper Hill | WSW 249° | 136 m | 6.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ENE 74° | 135 m | 4.4 mi |
| Little Prospect | ENE 77° | 133 m | 4.2 mi |
| Tippling Rock | W 259° | 125 m | 5.6 mi |
| Reeves Hill | SSW 204° | 122 m | 1.9 mi |
| Goodman Hill | W 275° | 119 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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