Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Swommonland Trust
Swommonland Trust is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the south-southwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Graverson Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.41743, -71.23925
- 1.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Graverson Playground: 0.4 mi
- Lazazzero Playground: 0.9 mi
- Franklin Park: 0.9 mi
- Pond End Tot Lot: 1.5 mi
- Hillcroft Playground: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Juniper Hill: 0.5 mi
- Smith Street Wetlands: 0.6 mi
- Mokema Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Dunback Meadow Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Upper Vine Brook Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Old foundation: 0.6 mi
- Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 1.8 mi
- Ski Lift Operators Cabin: 1.9 mi
- Cary Coovert: 2.1 mi
- The "Something Is Being Done" Monument: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Stearns Hill: 0.7 mi
- Fullers Hill: 0.8 mi
- Loring Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Independence: 1.6 mi
- Mount Tabor: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.7 mi
- People For Pollinators: 4.0 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 4.2 mi
- Italinate garden: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Washington The Free Mason: 1.8 mi
- The Minute Man: 1.8 mi
- watering trough: 2.0 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 2.2 mi
- Dog Statue: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library: 1.9 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 2.0 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 2.3 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 2.6 mi
- Waltham Museum: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Bowman Tavern: 1.9 mi
- vernal pool: 2.1 mi
- Paul Revere Capture Site: 3.0 mi
- Bloody Angle: 4.0 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 4.2 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 5.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 6.6 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 9.3 mi
- Baby Beach: 10.6 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Bloody Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Lunch Wall: 6.7 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 7.0 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 7.1 mi
- Lower Cliff: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Picnic Site 1: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 2.1 mi
- Valley Shelter: 2.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.8 mi
- Rainshed: 18.9 mi
- Boston Light: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 9.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 7.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Falls: 8.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 14.9 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 8.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Swommonland Trust. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SSW 200° | 135 m | 2.1 mi |
| Little Prospect | SSW 200° | 133 m | 2.4 mi |
| Whipple Hill | ENE 59° | 110 m | 3.3 mi |
| Loring Hill | N 5° | 109 m | 1.5 mi |
| Granny Hill | NNE 22° | 108 m | 2.6 mi |
| Doublet Hill | SSW 201° | 108 m | 5.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 73° | 107 m | 3.5 mi |
| Zion Hill | NE 49° | 107 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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