Town Forest
Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 22.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 16 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Hill: 0.3 mi
- Broad Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Hollis: 1.1 mi
- Long Hill: 1.4 mi
- Miller Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mellen Street Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- The Daniels Property: 0.6 mi
- Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd: 0.7 mi
- Poitras Iii Cr Highland Rd: 0.7 mi
- Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd: 0.7 mi
- Goodwill Park: 1.4 mi
- Patoma Park: 2.3 mi
- Stoddard Park: 2.4 mi
- College Rock Park: 2.9 mi
- Teeter Totter: 3.1 mi
- Old Foundation: 2.8 mi
- War veterans memorial: 3.2 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 3.7 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 4.2 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 5.7 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 3.6 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Statue: 6.4 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 7.4 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 7.7 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 3.7 mi
- Chattering Rock: 3.7 mi
- Teetering Rock: 3.9 mi
- 16: 7.1 mi
- 15: 7.2 mi
- Knight Hall: 4.2 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 4.8 mi
- Niagara Hall: 5.6 mi
- Danforth Art: 6.1 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 6.0 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.3 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 7.6 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 8.4 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 8.4 mi
- Pleasure Point: 2.1 mi
- Stoddard Park: 2.4 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 4.3 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 4.6 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
- The Wall: 3.9 mi
- Condo Rock: 3.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 9.0 mi
- Lunch Wall: 15.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 15.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.9 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn Hill | WSW 252° | 174 m | 6.0 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SW 230° | 171 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 264° | 170 m | 6.5 mi |
| Christian Hill | WSW 247° | 160 m | 7.1 mi |
| Saddle Hill | WNW 298° | 158 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 206° | 141 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fairview Hill | NW 316° | 140 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rocky Woods Range | SW 220° | 137 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29761455
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