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Sprague Forest

Sprague Forest from directly overhead

Sprague Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Monks Hill stands 83 m to the south, 9.2 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 24 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates42.09401, -70.74334

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Long Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Pudding Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Tea Rock Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Carolina Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Bald Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Camp Wing: 1.2 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • South River Park: 1.4 mi
  • Dandelion Park: 2.0 mi
  • Ada F. Hall House: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 1.4 mi
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 4.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Myles Standish Monument: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 60
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
  • Scituate Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 7.3 mi
  • Myles Standish Legs: 7.5 mi
  • Cupid's Kiss Statue: 9.8 mi
  • The Bell: 9.9 mi
  • Pilgrim Mother Statue: 10.2 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 34
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 11.9 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 18.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 21.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 2.6 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 2.6 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 15.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Sprague Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monks HillS 173°83 m9.2 mi
Carolina HillNNE 19°77 m2.3 mi
Prospect HillNW 320°72 m9.0 mi
Judges HillNNW 329°71 m7.8 mi
Mount BlueNNW 326°66 m7.8 mi
Black Pond HillNNW 332°64 m6.8 mi
Telegraph HillENE 59°61 m2.8 mi
Marshfield HillsNNW 345°58 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29693371

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