Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Spaulding Lot
Spaulding Lot is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the east-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Lot, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.60795, -71.18224
- 11.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 18.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 19 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 20 mi
- Eagle Rock · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Thompson Lot: 0.1 mi
- Sanborn Reservation: 0.1 mi
- Bradford Estates Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Lightning Tree Reservation: 0.3 mi
- Town Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Elks Park: 1.3 mi
- Saunders Recreational Area: 1.4 mi
- Saunders Recreational Area: 1.5 mi
- Ogonowski Memorial Model Flying Field: 1.7 mi
- Ballardvale Green: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Pole Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 1.8 mi
- Snake Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.6 mi
- Ames Hill: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 2.1 mi
- Andover Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Gates Block Garden: 7.2 mi
- Courtyard: 8.4 mi
Artworks
- muster: 2.1 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 3.7 mi
- Bicentennial Statue: 3.9 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 4.2 mi
- Pieta: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Wilmington Town Museum: 2.6 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 3.6 mi
- Addison Gallery of American Art: 3.8 mi
- Andover Center for History & Culture: 3.8 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 3.0 mi
- American Legion Beach: 6.8 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 9.9 mi
- Willow St Beach: 10.5 mi
Historic sites
- Sakowich Reservation Dedication Plaque: 3.0 mi
- Shawsheen River Aqueduct: 3.2 mi
- Andover Canoe Club: 3.2 mi
- Alice Buck Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 7.1 mi
- Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit: 7.4 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 9.0 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 9.0 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 33
- Wildcat Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Skull Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Table: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 10.3 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- North Grove Catering: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 10.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 14.8 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Front Range Light: 21.4 mi
- Boathouse: 24.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.4 mi
- Rainshed: 24.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wamesit Falls: 6.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 12.5 mi
- Newbury Falls: 16.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 23.8 mi
- The Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Mystery Spring: 11.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 12.5 mi
- Rail Spring: 18.9 mi
- Lion's Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Spaulding Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | ENE 59° | 128 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mills Hill | NE 40° | 121 m | 5.7 mi |
| Boston Hill | ENE 60° | 117 m | 5.2 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | NE 45° | 117 m | 7.1 mi |
| Claypit Hill | NE 48° | 116 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wood Hill | NNW 330° | 112 m | 3.7 mi |
| Ames Hill | NW 308° | 106 m | 3.0 mi |
| Osgood Hill | NNE 29° | 105 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29818311
Day trips start here
- Andover · 4 mi
- Wilmington · 4 mi
- Billerica · 6 mi
- North Reading · 6 mi
- Lawrence · 7 mi
- Lowell · 7 mi
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