Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Stone Crossing
Stone Crossing is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.22319, -71.50470
- 14.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
- Lookout Point · 18 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Stone Crossing: 0.1 mi
- Ash Street Land: 0.2 mi
- Elmwood Farm Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Hearthstone: 0.4 mi
- Aprilla Farm: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Hoyt Statue: 0.8 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 0.8 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 5.8 mi
- Statue: 5.9 mi
- Fireball: 9.0 mi
Parks
- Hopkinton Town Common: 0.8 mi
- Carrigan Park: 1.0 mi
- Berry Acres Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Collela"S Park: 1.7 mi
- College Rock Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- WW1 Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 2.9 mi
- War veterans memorial: 3.3 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 3.8 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 0.8 mi
- Teetering Rock: 3.7 mi
- Chattering Rock: 3.8 mi
- 16: 9.9 mi
- 15: 10.0 mi
Peaks
- Connelly Hill: 1.5 mi
- Zachary Hill: 1.7 mi
- College Rock: 2.0 mi
- Magunco Hill: 2.2 mi
- Broad Hill: 2.5 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 4.4 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 5.9 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 8.0 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 10.7 mi
Museums
- Knight Hall: 5.9 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 6.0 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 6.5 mi
- Danforth Art: 6.5 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 40
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 2.3 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pleasure Point: 4.6 mi
- Stoddard Park: 5.0 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- Picnic Site 9: 16.8 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 36
- Condo Rock: 3.4 mi
- The Wall: 3.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Pakomet Spring: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Stone Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | W 280° | 212 m | 6.4 mi |
| George Hill | WSW 255° | 183 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pratt Hill | WSW 244° | 181 m | 6.3 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | SW 229° | 174 m | 3.8 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SSW 204° | 171 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 251° | 170 m | 3.8 mi |
| Newtons Hill | NW 317° | 166 m | 5.7 mi |
| Christian Hill | SW 228° | 160 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29782896
Day trips start here
- Ashland · 3 mi
- Boroughs · 6 mi
- Framingham · 6 mi
- Milford · 6 mi
- Upton · 6 mi
- Marlborough · 9 mi
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