Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Town of Grafton Conservation
Town of Grafton Conservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. King Hill stands 253 m to the southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ide Lots, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Grafton
How to reach it
Coordinates42.19981, -71.64620
- 13.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ide Lots: 0.3 mi
- Sztuba Purchase: 0.4 mi
- Silver Lake & Beach: 0.7 mi
- Great Meadows Tax Title Land: 0.7 mi
- Warren Brook Watershed: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- George Hill: 0.4 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Keith Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pratt Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
- District 9 Schoolhouse Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Norcross Park: 1.9 mi
- Riverview Park: 2.6 mi
- Upton Common: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Hill Park: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Old Black Oak: 3.0 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 6.1 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 6.1 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 6.9 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 4.5 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 6.3 mi
- WWII & Korean War Memorial: 6.3 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- George V. Brown Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 6.9 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 7.6 mi
- Siegfried: 7.6 mi
- Sundial: 7.6 mi
Museums: 58
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 3.0 mi
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center: 6.2 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 6.9 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- EcoTarium: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 55
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 8.9 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 9.4 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 40
- Point Rok Beach: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 6.4 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 6.6 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 7.8 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- 1: 21.8 mi
- 36: 21.8 mi
- 35: 21.8 mi
- 16-34: 21.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Condo Rock: 7.6 mi
- The Wall: 7.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 11.7 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 12.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascade Brook Falls: 22.5 mi
- Cargill Falls: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Town of Grafton Conservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Hill | SW 229° | 253 m | 7.1 mi |
| Meeting House Hall | NNW 335° | 225 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Ararat | W 260° | 223 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | SW 230° | 223 m | 7.8 mi |
| Union Hill | WNW 291° | 217 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fay Mountain | NNE 18° | 212 m | 2.9 mi |
| Crow Hill | WNW 302° | 208 m | 7.7 mi |
| Leland Hill | SW 228° | 202 m | 4.0 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 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Blackstone Valley · 3 mi
- Upton · 3 mi
- Millbury · 6 mi
- Shrewsbury · 7 mi
- Boroughs · 8 mi
- Milford · 8 mi
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