Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Summer Hill Conservation Area
Summer Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Summer Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Maynard Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.43297, -71.46944
- 6.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Summer Hill: 0.1 mi
- Tuttle Hill: 0.8 mi
- Vose Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pilot Grove Hill: 1.8 mi
- Faulkner Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Jones-Summer Hill Lot: 0.3 mi
- Silver Hill Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Lot "D": 0.6 mi
- Blue Jay Woods: 0.6 mi
- Ledge Lot/ Lot "A": 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Bent Ice House: 0.5 mi
- Henry Gardner house site: 0.8 mi
- Captain Sargent Homestead Foundation: 1.2 mi
- Stow War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Old Foundation: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Carbone Park: 0.7 mi
- John T. Tobin Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Kenneth Olsen Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Maplebrook Park: 0.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
- Stow Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- ABRHS Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 4.6 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 5.0 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Attractions
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 1.9 mi
- Petting Zoo: 2.7 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 2.7 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 2.8 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 4.2 mi
Museums
- Discovery Museum: 2.3 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 3.2 mi
- West School Museum: 3.5 mi
- Redstone School: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Chime Wall: 2.5 mi
- Amadinda: 2.5 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 4.5 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 4.7 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 40
- Stow Town Beach: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.1 mi
- Centennial Beach: 5.2 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 6.0 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Site 2: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 11.4 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Falling Rock Ridge: 6.1 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Wamesit Falls: 16.1 mi
- Cascades: 18.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 20.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 10.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Summer Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | NW 317° | 187 m | 6.7 mi |
| Nobscot Hill | S 170° | 183 m | 6.1 mi |
| Powder House Hill | W 274° | 162 m | 6.8 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | S 174° | 152 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 262° | 149 m | 6.8 mi |
| Spoon Hill | SSW 211° | 146 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | W 277° | 145 m | 5.4 mi |
| Barretts Hill | WSW 256° | 140 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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