Skip to content

Sullivan Conservation Land

Sullivan Conservation Land from directly overhead

Sullivan Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Barnes Hill stands 195 m to the south-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Powder House Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.44445, -71.60606

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Powder House Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Vaughn Hills: 1.2 mi
  • Wataquadock Hill: 1.2 mi
  • North Peak: 1.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town Common Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pond Park & Skating Pond: 0.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Persons Park: 1.9 mi
  • Route 117 Canoe Launch: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 4.7 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 4.8 mi
  • Log Chair: 4.8 mi
  • Wachusett Dam: 5.1 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.1 mi
Beaches: 35
  • Bolton Town Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 12.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 20.2 mi
  • The Falls: 20.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 13.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barnes HillSSW 212°195 m6.4 mi
North PeakNNW 335°192 m1.3 mi
Oak HillNNE 30°187 m4.8 mi
Oak HillNNE 30°187 m5.7 mi
Peach HillSW 216°180 m3.2 mi
Larkin HillSW 225°174 m5.8 mi
Wataquadock HillWSW 248°173 m1.2 mi
Prospect HillN 358°171 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29763269

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Sullivan Conservation Land.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens