Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Tewksbury State Hospital
Tewksbury State Hospital is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Holt Hill stands 128 m to the east-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildflower Meadows, a garden 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004-07-23
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.60604, -71.21822
- 10.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.0 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 18.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 19 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Gardens
- Wildflower Meadows: 0.3 mi
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Andover Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Gates Block Garden: 5.6 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Tewksbury State Hospital: 0.4 mi
- Tewksbury State Hospital: 0.5 mi
- Tewksbury State Hospital: 0.5 mi
- Tewksbury State Hospital: 0.6 mi
- Tewksbury State Hospital: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Tewksbury Youth Baseball Fields: 0.5 mi
- Saunders Recreational Area: 0.7 mi
- Saunders Recreational Area: 0.7 mi
- Tewksbury Common: 0.9 mi
- Tewksbury Common: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 2.2 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing marker: 2.2 mi
- Middlesex Canal crossing: 2.4 mi
- Shawsheen River Aqueduct: 2.6 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- muster: 2.2 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 2.5 mi
- Pieta: 3.8 mi
- Armillary Sphere: 5.2 mi
- Kerouac Commemorative: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 3.3 mi
- American Legion Beach: 8.0 mi
- Stevens Pond Beach: 8.1 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
- Willow St Beach: 9.5 mi
Museums
- New England Baseball Museum: 3.5 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 3.5 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 4.0 mi
- Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology: 5.1 mi
- Andover Center for History & Culture: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- The History of Railroads in Lowell: 5.5 mi
- Suffolk Mill Turbine Exhibit: 5.8 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Dudley: 7.7 mi
- Two Brothers stones for 1638 boundary - Winthrop: 7.7 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 31
- Wildcat Ledge: 11.1 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Skull Cliff: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Table: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 8.5 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- North Grove Catering: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Wamesit Falls: 4.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 13.2 mi
- Newbury Falls: 17.7 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 22.6 mi
- The Falls: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 10.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 15.4 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 18.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 18.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Mystery Spring: 10.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.1 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.5 mi
- Lion's Spring: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Front Range Light: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Tewksbury State Hospital. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holt Hill | ENE 67° | 128 m | 6.2 mi |
| Robbins Hill | W 259° | 122 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mills Hill | NE 51° | 121 m | 7.1 mi |
| Poplar Hill | NNW 348° | 118 m | 9.2 mi |
| Boston Hill | ENE 67° | 117 m | 6.9 mi |
| Town Farm Hill | NE 53° | 117 m | 8.5 mi |
| Claypit Hill | ENE 57° | 116 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wood Hill | N 359° | 112 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 16:15 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrence, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29897693
Day trips start here
- Billerica · 4 mi
- Andover · 5 mi
- Lowell · 5 mi
- Wilmington · 5 mi
- North Reading · 7 mi
- Lawrence · 8 mi
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