Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Timber Glen
Timber Glen is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Fay Mountain stands 212 m to the northwest, 2.2 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.21866, -71.59729
- 15.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Timber Glen: 0.0 mi
- Timber Glen: 0.2 mi
- Timber Glen - Spring St Land: 0.2 mi
- Navez Conservation: 0.6 mi
- Whitehall Woods: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Mammoth Rock: 0.6 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fay Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Ockoocanganset Hill: 2.3 mi
- George Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Minuteman Park: 1.6 mi
- Greg's Field: 1.8 mi
- Reed Park: 2.0 mi
- Reed Park: 2.0 mi
- Reed Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 1.9 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 5.6 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 5.7 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 6.0 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 4.1 mi
- Old Black Oak: 5.4 mi
- Teetering Rock: 6.3 mi
- Chattering Rock: 6.6 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 8.7 mi
Artworks
- George V. Brown Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 4.2 mi
- Statue: 6.7 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 7.0 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 9.2 mi
Museums
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 4.1 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 6.5 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center: 8.2 mi
- EcoTarium: 9.2 mi
Gardens
- Community Garden Southborough: 6.2 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 6.9 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 39
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 5.0 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 5.0 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 5.2 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 7.1 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 34
- Picnic Site 9: 20.8 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 20.8 mi
- 1: 20.8 mi
- 36: 20.8 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 28
- Condo Rock: 5.8 mi
- The Wall: 6.1 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 12.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cascade Brook Falls: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Timber Glen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fay Mountain | NW 313° | 212 m | 2.2 mi |
| Leland Hill | SW 234° | 202 m | 6.8 mi |
| Temple Hill | NW 307° | 200 m | 6.9 mi |
| Golden Hill | NW 312° | 196 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | W 261° | 195 m | 4.0 mi |
| George Hill | SW 234° | 183 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pratt Hill | SSW 200° | 181 m | 2.7 mi |
| Green Hill | WNW 302° | 181 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29783300
Day trips start here
- Upton · 3 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 6 mi
- Boroughs · 6 mi
- Ashland · 7 mi
- Milford · 7 mi
- Shrewsbury · 8 mi
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