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The Donnelly Property

The Donnelly Property from directly overhead

The Donnelly Property is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Snow Hill stands 137 m to the east-northeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dover Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Dover Land Conservation Trust
Access
restricted
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.22109, -71.30636

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • McCarthy Park: 1.7 mi
  • Meeting House Pond: 2.3 mi
  • Baxter Park: 2.5 mi
  • Pheasant Hill Park: 3.1 mi
  • Glen Street Park: 3.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Shapiro Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 3.2 mi
  • South Beach: 3.5 mi
  • North Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 4.7 mi
Attractions
  • Foundation & Chimney: 3.3 mi
  • 1: 4.0 mi
  • 2: 4.0 mi
  • 15: 4.1 mi
  • 16: 4.1 mi
Gardens
  • Bressingham Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Trial Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 3.7 mi
  • Shade Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 3.7 mi
Cliffs: 49
  • The Alcove: 9.8 mi
  • Upper Cliff: 9.8 mi
  • Pusherman Wall: 9.8 mi
  • Lower Cliff: 9.8 mi
  • Temple Overhangs: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Site 9: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 11.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 11.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 12: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Westwood Rest Area: 7.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of The Donnelly Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillENE 77°137 m0.9 mi
Cedar HillESE 106°134 m1.6 mi
Bald HillW 266°132 m7.0 mi
Pegan HillN 3°125 m2.1 mi
Brush HillWNW 298°121 m4.5 mi
Strawberry HillENE 69°114 m2.8 mi
Long HillW 278°113 m6.9 mi
Powissett PeakENE 78°112 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:57
June solstice05:1019:4320:26
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29883040

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