Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Sheldon Con Area
Sheldon Con Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Robbins Hill stands 122 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fawn Lake, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.51297, -71.27620
- 4.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.9 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 24.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 15 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
- Eagle Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Fawn Lake: 0.1 mi
- Hayden Highlands Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Wilderness Park: 0.5 mi
- Governor Winthrop Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Buehler Ponds Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 0.4 mi
- Boston & Maine Railroad Freight House: 1.9 mi
- Budd Rail Diesel Car: 1.9 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 4.1 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 0.8 mi
- Crosbys Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hartwells Hill: 2.5 mi
- Davis Hill: 2.8 mi
- Balls Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Old Marist Seminary building: 0.8 mi
- Amon Sûl: 0.9 mi
- foundation and well: 1.2 mi
- World War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- The Town Common Lands: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Buddha Statue: 0.9 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 1.5 mi
- Rembering Center School: 1.5 mi
- The Patriot: 1.6 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 4.9 mi
Gardens
- Courtyard: 1.2 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 1.3 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Willson Park: 1.4 mi
- Nutting Lake Beach: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Wilson Mill Park: 1.8 mi
- MITRE Fields: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 1.5 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 1.5 mi
- RR Semaphore: 2.3 mi
- Whistle Post: 2.6 mi
- Thoreau Farm - Birthplace of Henry David Thoreau: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 5.8 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 7.9 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 10.2 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 12.3 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Bloody Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Crag 1: 11.3 mi
- Lunch Wall: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 7.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 8.5 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 8.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 14.9 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 21.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 23.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.5 mi
- Rainshed: 23.5 mi
- Boston Light: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.2 mi
- The Falls: 23.8 mi
- Newbury Falls: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 8.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 10.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 10.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Sheldon Con Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins Hill | NW 318° | 122 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | WNW 288° | 111 m | 6.1 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WSW 248° | 110 m | 6.5 mi |
| Whipple Hill | SE 136° | 110 m | 6.8 mi |
| Loring Hill | SSE 158° | 109 m | 5.5 mi |
| Granny Hill | SE 146° | 108 m | 5.1 mi |
| Zion Hill | SE 129° | 107 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSW 207° | 106 m | 5.9 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 | 19:44 | 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, 2 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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