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Russell Conservation Area

Russell Conservation Area from directly overhead

Russell Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the south, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Dover Land Conservation Trust
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.23856, -71.29206

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 1.9 mi
  • Martini Junction: 3.1 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 4.1 mi
  • Fairy Rock: 5.2 mi
  • 2: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Walker-Gordon Field: 2.2 mi
  • Glen Street Park: 2.4 mi
  • Hunnewell Field Playground: 2.5 mi
  • Old Town Park: 2.6 mi
  • Charles River Dam: 2.6 mi
Beaches
  • Shapiro Beach: 2.3 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 2.4 mi
  • South Beach: 2.7 mi
  • North Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Trial Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Shade Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 2.6 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 2.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
Cliffs: 52
  • The Alcove: 8.4 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 8.4 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 8.4 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 8.5 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 42
  • Picnic Site 9: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 13.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Russell Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillS 169°137 m1.0 mi
Cedar HillSSE 154°134 m1.8 mi
Pegan HillNW 324°125 m1.1 mi
Brush HillW 281°121 m4.8 mi
Strawberry HillE 97°114 m1.9 mi
Powissett PeakESE 108°112 m2.0 mi
Oak HillS 180°111 m0.8 mi
Mine HillS 171°111 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:17

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29860463

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