- Elevation, modelled
- 59 m
- Tallest summit within 6.2 miles
- Chestnut Hill157 m · 2.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Battle Road Scenic Byway12.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6076, -71.5137
Taplin Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 59 m. Chestnut Hill stands 157 m to the west-northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Skitapet Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Taplin Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 295° | 157 m | 2.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 254° | 149 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Lebanon | WNW 300° | 149 m | 5.6 mi |
| Brown Loaf | W 266° | 141 m | 1.5 mi |
| Gibbet Hill | W 274° | 139 m | 2.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | ESE 120° | 135 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pingry Hill | SSW 201° | 133 m | 4.0 mi |
| Baralock Hill | NW 324° | 132 m | 1.7 mi |
- 12.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 16.5 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 26.8 mi off the Amoskeag Millyard Scenic and Cultural Byway
- 27.0 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Skitapet Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Deerhaven Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Cow Pond Brook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Mccarthy Drive: 0.5 mi
- Flavell Road Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Mountain Lakes Club Field: 0.5 mi
- VFW FIeld: 2.1 mi
- Forge Beach: 2.3 mi
- Freedom Park: 2.5 mi
- Stony Brook canoe access: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Cowdry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Millstone Hill: 1.3 mi
- Clay Pit Hill: 1.4 mi
- Brown Loaf: 1.5 mi
- Baralock Hill: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Harvey P Sargisson: 1.5 mi
- Major Moses Poor Palmer: 1.5 mi
- Sergeant William Woitowicz Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Forge Village Honor Roll: 2.3 mi
- Bancroft's castle: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Forest Bells: 2.1 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 8.4 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 8.4 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 9.8 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 9.9 mi
Gardens
- Katie's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Tara Heights Garden Center: 7.9 mi
Museums
- Westford Museum: 4.3 mi
- Littlefield Library Museum: 6.7 mi
- YV Art Museum: 7.8 mi
- District 1 Schoolhouse: 8.2 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 8.7 mi
Attractions
- Indian Grinding Stone: 4.8 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 6.6 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 6.7 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 6.7 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 33
- Freeman Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
- Swimming Hole: 7.6 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 8.7 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 9.5 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 14.1 mi
- Picnic Table: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Old Limestone Quarry: 3.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Scenic Overlook / Sara's Resting Spot: 16.6 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 16.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- The Falls: 11.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 14.1 mi
- Cascades: 14.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 5.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 20.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 8 mi away.
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