Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Simon Willard Woods
Simon Willard Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Brengle Ham Field, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.46960, -71.36851
- 0.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 29.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 17 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Brengle Ham Field: 0.2 mi
- Willard Common Water Department Land: 0.4 mi
- Willard Common: 0.5 mi
- Wheeler Field: 0.5 mi
- Shaw Land: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Nashawtuc Hill: 0.5 mi
- Poplar Hill: 1.1 mi
- Punkatasset Hill: 1.4 mi
- Annursnac Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hubbard Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Willard Common: 0.5 mi
- Old North Bridge site: 0.9 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 0.9 mi
- The Quad: 1.0 mi
- Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Egg Rock: 0.6 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 0.7 mi
- Old Manse: 1.0 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 1.5 mi
- Saw Mill Ruin: 1.6 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 0.9 mi
- Dream World: 3.9 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 3.9 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 3.9 mi
- Watershed: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- 1836 Battle Monument: 0.9 mi
- The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865: 1.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Daniel Chester French grave: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Monument Square: 1.1 mi
- Planted Canoe: 1.9 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.7 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 1.5 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 1.8 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 1.8 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Stow Town Beach: 8.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 10.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 10.7 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 11.4 mi
- Baby Beach: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 40
- Farmers Cliff: 0.9 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.5 mi
- Lunch Wall: 13.5 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Site 1: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.9 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wamesit Falls: 11.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cascades: 22.7 mi
- The Falls: 23.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 16.9 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 7.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Simon Willard Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagg Hill | W 267° | 139 m | 6.7 mi |
| Goodman Hill | SSW 196° | 119 m | 6.8 mi |
| Nagog Hill | NW 304° | 111 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | NNW 348° | 111 m | 5.0 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | WNW 293° | 110 m | 1.5 mi |
| Newtown Hill | WNW 301° | 110 m | 6.4 mi |
| Great Hill | W 269° | 109 m | 4.4 mi |
| Loring Hill | ESE 107° | 109 m | 7.1 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 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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