Thorp Sanctuary
Thorp Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the southwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Haynes Garrison Site, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Haynes Garrison Site: 0.5 mi
- Piper Farm Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Brues Woods: 0.5 mi
- Fay Gift: 0.6 mi
- Wolbach Farm: 0.8 mi
- Haynes Garrison Site: 0.5 mi
- Barn Foundation: 0.6 mi
- Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.1 mi
- Wayland Veterans Memorial: 2.3 mi
- ELISHA GARFIELD HOMESTEAD: 4.6 mi
- Pendleton Hill: 0.8 mi
- Round Hill: 1.0 mi
- Goodman Hill: 1.1 mi
- Green Hill: 1.6 mi
- Urato Farm: 1.9 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 1.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.0 mi
- Hidden Valley: 3.6 mi
- Stegosaurus: 3.6 mi
- Fireball: 3.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 1.1 mi
- Sudbury Center Historic District: 1.1 mi
- Oxbow Meadows: 2.3 mi
- Town Building Fields: 2.4 mi
- Feeley Field: 2.4 mi
- Ponyhenge: 3.3 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 3.4 mi
- Captain Miles House: 3.7 mi
- Ayshire Horse Farm: 3.8 mi
- Emerson's Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Codman Estate: 3.8 mi
- Codman House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Gropius House: 4.3 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 4.4 mi
- Redstone School: 4.5 mi
- Conantum Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Italinate garden: 3.8 mi
- People For Pollinators: 4.5 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 4.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 4.8 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 7.2 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 7.3 mi
- Centennial Beach: 7.3 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 4.0 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 11.4 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 16.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 17.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.7 mi
- Cascades: 23.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 13.4 mi
- Quarry Spring: 15.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 16.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.4 mi
- Haywardville: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Thorp Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | SW 226° | 183 m | 4.1 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | SW 231° | 153 m | 6.0 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | SW 230° | 152 m | 4.3 mi |
| Spoon Hill | WSW 258° | 146 m | 6.9 mi |
| Juniper Hill | SW 224° | 136 m | 4.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | E 89° | 135 m | 7.0 mi |
| Little Prospect | E 91° | 133 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tippling Rock | SW 231° | 125 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29768967
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