- Elevation, modelled
- 48 m
- Tallest summit within 6.9 miles
- Prospect Hill135 m · 3.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway7.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3406, -71.2844
South Avenue Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 48 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north-northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hubbard Woods, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of South Avenue Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NNE 25° | 135 m | 3.7 mi |
| Little Prospect | NNE 26° | 133 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pegan Hill | S 189° | 125 m | 6.3 mi |
| Reeves Hill | W 276° | 122 m | 3.4 mi |
| Goodman Hill | WNW 291° | 119 m | 6.6 mi |
| Doublet Hill | NE 43° | 108 m | 0.8 mi |
| Fullers Hill | NNE 16° | 105 m | 5.8 mi |
| Maugus Hill | SSE 160° | 101 m | 2.2 mi |
- 7.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 8.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hubbard Woods: 0.5 mi
- Burt Field: 0.9 mi
- Colonial Way Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Blaney Danforth Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Carisbrooke Reservation: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Doublet Hill: 0.8 mi
- Peirce Hill: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Ledge: 1.9 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 2.0 mi
- Maugus Hill: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 1.3 mi
- Rose Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 2.2 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 3.2 mi
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 1.4 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 2.0 mi
- Light Of Reason: 2.1 mi
- Tree: 2.3 mi
- Caterpillar: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Pigeon Hill Park: 1.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.4 mi
- Hamilton Playground: 1.5 mi
- Case Park: 1.5 mi
- Rockridge Pond: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Isaac Sprague Memorial Tower: 2.0 mi
- Richard Saivetz '69: 2.2 mi
- Usen Castle: 2.3 mi
- Old Camp 2 Foundation: 3.3 mi
- General Nathaniel P. Banks: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Elephant Rock: 2.1 mi
- Fairy Rock: 2.4 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 3.3 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 4.7 mi
- Ponyhenge: 4.8 mi
Gardens
- Bob's Island: 2.6 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 3.4 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 3.5 mi
- Wildflower Patch: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Morses Pond Beach: 3.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 6.1 mi
- Shapiro Beach: 7.6 mi
- Powissett Beach: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 44
- Lunch Wall: 5.3 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.5 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.6 mi
- The Alcove: 5.8 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 43
- Picnic Site 9: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 3.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 20.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.1 mi
- Rainshed: 20.2 mi
- Boston Light: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 10.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 11.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 12.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.4 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 13.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 5 mi away.
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