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Solar Heights Estates Conservation Area

Solar Heights Estates Conservation Area from directly overhead

Solar Heights Estates Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Elliott Hill stands 359 m to the north, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Preservation Estates Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17873, -71.92045

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ponnakin Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Austin Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Carroll Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Brackett Hill: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 1.3 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 1.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Rochdale Park: 1.4 mi
  • Militia Lot: 1.9 mi
  • Ye Olde Commons: 2.2 mi
  • Dawn Acres Park: 2.8 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 25
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 7.2 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 7.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Small House Garden: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Goddard Rocket: 4.8 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 5.9 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 6.4 mi
  • Guitar: 6.8 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 7.0 mi
Museums: 18
Beaches: 18
Cliffs: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cargill Falls: 18.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Solar Heights Estates Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Elliott HillN 0°359 m7.1 mi
Moose HillNNW 344°331 m7.1 mi
Long HillWNW 298°328 m2.6 mi
Little Mugget HillWSW 255°328 m2.7 mi
Burncoat HillNNW 334°327 m5.0 mi
Carey HillN 8°327 m5.4 mi
Prouty HillNNW 329°327 m5.5 mi
Flat HillNW 308°324 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465766717062504030
Precip in3.83.24.44.33.64.13.94.24.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/888779465

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