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Sudbury River Reservation

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Sudbury River Reservation from directly overhead

Sudbury River Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the west-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Highland Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26516, -71.54798

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Highland Park: 0.4 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.4 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.4 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.5 mi
  • Highland Park: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Saddle Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Fairview Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Mount Vickery: 1.9 mi
  • Newtons Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Nebo: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
Artworks
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 2.9 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 3.0 mi
  • Fireball: 8.1 mi
  • Stegosaurus: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Site 9: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 35
Cliffs: 20
Rest areas: 6
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascades: 23.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Sudbury River Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fay MountainWSW 247°212 m4.5 mi
George HillSW 225°183 m6.7 mi
Pratt HillSSW 211°181 m6.7 mi
Peppercorn HillS 187°174 m5.4 mi
Sligo HillN 349°172 m5.8 mi
Boston HillW 276°172 m6.0 mi
Bear HillSSW 198°170 m4.3 mi
Newtons HillNW 307°166 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29783405

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