Nature reserve · Massachusetts
The Gables Cr
The Gables Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the southwest, 1.7 miles off. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.45787, -71.15873
- 2.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 8.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 27 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- The Gables Cr: 0.1 mi
- Loves Lane Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Horn Pond Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 0.9 mi
- Sachem Swamp Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Horn Pond Mountain: 0.2 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 0.9 mi
- Andrews Hill: 1.1 mi
- Zion Hill: 1.1 mi
- Blueberry Mountain: 1.6 mi
Parks
- West Side Field: 0.4 mi
- Well Field: 0.5 mi
- Middlesex Park: 0.8 mi
- Clapp Park: 0.9 mi
- Glen Green: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 0.5 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 2.5 mi
- Jason Russell House: 2.9 mi
- Smith Museum Archives: 2.9 mi
- Cyrus Dallin Art Museum: 2.9 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 0.8 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 7.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 9.3 mi
- Revere Beach: 9.3 mi
Historic sites
- Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 1.3 mi
- Woburn Honor Roll: 1.5 mi
- Woburn Moose Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Battle Road Memorial: 1.6 mi
- old homesite: 1.9 mi
Gardens
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 2.6 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Alex's Place: 4.1 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Central Street Historical District: 2.8 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 2.9 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 3.0 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 3.1 mi
- Stone Chimney: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Robbins Memorial Flagstaff: 2.9 mi
- My Boys: 2.9 mi
- watering trough: 3.0 mi
- Baldwin Green: 3.0 mi
- Rock spiral: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Crag 1: 4.3 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Skull Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Picnic Site 1: 6.4 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.8 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 16.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.4 mi
- Rainshed: 16.4 mi
- Boston Light: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 4.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.5 mi
- Newbury Falls: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Commissioners Landing: 8.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Quarry Spring: 3.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 15.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 3.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of The Gables Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | SW 229° | 110 m | 1.7 mi |
| Loring Hill | WSW 252° | 109 m | 4.2 mi |
| Granny Hill | W 263° | 108 m | 3.2 mi |
| Zion Hill | W 260° | 107 m | 1.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSW 203° | 107 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSW 201° | 105 m | 0.9 mi |
| Robinson Hill | W 266° | 102 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Independence | SW 235° | 101 m | 3.3 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 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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