Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Sanderson Heights
Sanderson Heights is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the southwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond End Tot Lot, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.39698, -71.24456
- 2.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pond End Tot Lot: 0.1 mi
- Lazazzero Playground: 0.5 mi
- Drake Playground: 1.0 mi
- Leary Field: 1.0 mi
- Graverson Playground: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 0.4 mi
- Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 0.6 mi
- Old Camp 2 Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Mall: 1.5 mi
- City of Waltham Centennial Memorial: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 0.7 mi
- Stearns Hill: 0.8 mi
- Little Prospect: 1.0 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Mokema Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Fredric Dumaine Ctr: 1.3 mi
- Smith Street Wetlands: 1.4 mi
- Forest Street Park: 1.4 mi
- Swommonland Trust: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Waltham Museum: 1.4 mi
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation: 1.7 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 1.8 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 2.4 mi
- The Plumbing Museum: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- Tree: 2.1 mi
- Light Of Reason: 2.4 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 2.4 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 2.4 mi
- watering trough: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 3.0 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 3.6 mi
- People For Pollinators: 4.1 mi
- Italinate garden: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Bowman Tavern: 3.0 mi
- vernal pool: 3.2 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 4.0 mi
- Ponyhenge: 4.3 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 4.7 mi
Beaches
- Crystal Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.5 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 10.4 mi
- North Beach: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bloody Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 5.6 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.9 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 6.0 mi
- Lower Cliff: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Picnic Site 1: 0.4 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 0.7 mi
- Valley Shelter: 0.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.7 mi
- Rainshed: 18.7 mi
- Boston Light: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 9.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 15.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 9.2 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 16.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Sanderson Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SW 219° | 135 m | 0.7 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSW 212° | 133 m | 1.0 mi |
| Whipple Hill | NE 45° | 110 m | 4.4 mi |
| Loring Hill | N 8° | 109 m | 2.9 mi |
| Doublet Hill | SSW 204° | 108 m | 3.7 mi |
| Granny Hill | NNE 18° | 108 m | 4.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 56° | 107 m | 4.4 mi |
| Zion Hill | NE 40° | 107 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 6 mi away.
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