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So Main St Conservation Area

So Main St Conservation Area from directly overhead

So Main St Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is River's Edge Conservation Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.59174, -72.08089

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River's Edge Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Monument Square: 1.1 mi
  • Houghton Park: 1.4 mi
  • Gilman Waite Field: 1.6 mi
  • The Common: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Crow Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Norcross Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Church Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Elliott Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Birch Hill: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Templeton WWI Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Baldwinville WWII Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Joseph "Peto" Caisse Memorial: 1.2 mi
  • Baker Family: 1.5 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • South Royalston Chicken: 4.4 mi
  • Clyde II: 6.4 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 9.0 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 18.7 mi
  • Cultural Cocoon: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 60
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 5.1 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 6.4 mi
  • The Barre Cross: 8.7 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 9.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 9.7 mi
Museums: 27
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 3.2 mi
  • Gardner Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 6.4 mi
  • Fisher Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 25
Gardens: 21
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 20
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 3.4 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 7.9 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Doane's Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of So Main St Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSW 235°416 m5.7 mi
Baldwin HillWSW 258°411 m3.9 mi
Meeting House HillENE 67°409 m9.1 mi
Packard HillENE 61°407 m8.5 mi
Town Line HillENE 57°406 m5.8 mi
Ward HillWSW 252°405 m4.9 mi
Canesto HillSSE 163°400 m5.5 mi
Pratt HillW 268°394 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2319:01
June solstice05:1119:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:48
December solstice07:1615:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860483828
Precip in3.53.23.93.73.64.54.44.34.34.93.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birch Hill DAM, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29672889

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