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South Meadow Playground

South Meadow Playground from directly overhead

South Meadow Playground is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Concord Water District Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Concord Natural Resources Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.45135, -71.36524

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
Attractions
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 1.4 mi
  • Archadian Gyro: 3.0 mi
  • Dream World: 3.0 mi
  • Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 3.0 mi
  • Watershed: 3.1 mi
Beaches
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Borggaard Beach: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 7.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Cascades: 23.3 mi
  • The Falls: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Commissioners Landing: 16.2 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 22.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of South Meadow Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagg HillW 278°139 m6.9 mi
Goodman HillSSW 201°119 m5.7 mi
Nagog HillNW 314°111 m5.5 mi
Rail Tree HillNNW 349°111 m6.3 mi
Annursnac HillNW 320°110 m2.4 mi
Great HillWNW 285°109 m4.7 mi
Loring HillE 97°109 m6.6 mi
Pine HillESE 117°106 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29816207

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