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Upland Rd

Upland Rd from directly overhead

Upland Rd is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.12612, -71.18908

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sharon Historic District: 0.5 mi
  • Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
  • Deborah Sampson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Deborah Sampson: 0.6 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 1.2 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 3.4 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 4.5 mi
  • Tom Brady: 4.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 4.7 mi
  • 2: 7.0 mi
  • 1: 7.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.2 mi
Beaches
  • Turner Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Fishermans Beach: 6.5 mi
  • South Beach: 7.8 mi
  • North Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 8.0 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 52
  • King Philip Rock: 3.4 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 3.7 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 7.9 mi
  • The Shield: 10.6 mi
  • S Wall: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 4.6 mi
  • 35: 10.8 mi
  • 36: 10.8 mi
  • 16-34: 10.8 mi
  • 15: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • Westwood Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Upland Rd. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNE 33°193 m7.1 mi
Moose HillW 263°163 m1.3 mi
Hancock HillNE 37°155 m8.0 mi
Buck HillNE 44°151 m8.5 mi
Hemenway HillNE 36°140 m7.8 mi
Bluff HillWSW 237°138 m1.7 mi
Snow HillNW 323°137 m8.5 mi
Cedar HillNW 324°134 m7.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737264534334
Precip in3.93.44.84.43.64.23.64.03.75.04.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830389

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