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Smith Conservation Restriction

Smith Conservation Restriction from directly overhead

Smith Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Pond, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.52007, -71.53457

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 1.0 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.2 mi
  • Shaker Stone Barn: 1.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Barber Land: 1.5 mi
  • Koerper Field: 1.9 mi
  • Saint Annes Field: 2.0 mi
  • Bumblebee Park: 2.3 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.6 mi
Gardens
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.3 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches: 38
  • Harvard Town Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 19
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cascades: 13.7 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.8 mi
  • The Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 16.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 7.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Smith Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSW 226°192 m5.8 mi
Oak HillWSW 250°187 m0.8 mi
Oak HillSW 228°187 m1.6 mi
Prospect HillWSW 253°171 m4.0 mi
Powder House HillSSW 212°162 m6.6 mi
Vaughn HillsSW 225°158 m6.1 mi
Dean's HillWSW 252°157 m3.5 mi
Prospect HillN 351°149 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/633922194

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