Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Shawsheen River Conserv Area
Shawsheen River Conserv Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Crosbys Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.51404, -71.24817
- 4.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 14 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
- Eagle Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crosbys Hill: 0.1 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bannon Hill: 2.7 mi
- Wood Hill: 2.7 mi
- Greenleaf Mountain: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- foundation and well: 0.7 mi
- Wilson Mill Monument: 0.9 mi
- Old Marist Seminary building: 1.4 mi
- Amon Sûl: 1.6 mi
- Bedford-Burlington boundary post: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Dunham Rd Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Fortune Drive: 1.1 mi
- Wilderness Park: 1.1 mi
- Conservation: 1.2 mi
- Shawsheen Rd Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Wilson Mill Park: 0.9 mi
- MITRE Fields: 1.1 mi
- Wildwood Park: 1.5 mi
- Regan Playground: 1.6 mi
- Akeson Park: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Courtyard: 1.1 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.0 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 1.8 mi
- Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House: 2.4 mi
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 2.4 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 2.7 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Buddha Statue: 1.9 mi
- The Patriot: 2.2 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 2.3 mi
- Rembering Center School: 2.3 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 4.6 mi
Attractions
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 2.9 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 2.9 mi
- RR Semaphore: 3.2 mi
- Whistle Post: 3.6 mi
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 4.5 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 4.7 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 6.8 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 10.9 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 11.0 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 42
- Bloody Bluff: 4.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Crag 1: 10.1 mi
- Skull Cliff: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Commissioners Landing: 14.0 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 21.5 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 22.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.3 mi
- Rainshed: 22.3 mi
- Boston Light: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.0 mi
- Newbury Falls: 23.0 mi
- The Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 9.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 9.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Shawsheen River Conserv Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | SSE 146° | 110 m | 6.0 mi |
| Loring Hill | S 173° | 109 m | 5.2 mi |
| Granny Hill | SSE 162° | 108 m | 4.5 mi |
| Zion Hill | SE 139° | 107 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 218° | 106 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hemlock Hill | WNW 301° | 105 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SE 138° | 105 m | 6.3 mi |
| Fullers Hill | S 183° | 105 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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