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Vanderhoof Conservation Area

Vanderhoof Conservation Area from directly overhead

Vanderhoof Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Rail Tree Hill stands 111 m to the northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Putnam Webber Wildlife Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1990

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47725, -71.30518

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Integration Park: 1.5 mi
  • Willson Park: 1.5 mi
  • Flightline Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • FIt Trail Park and Playground: 1.8 mi
Artworks
  • Rembering Center School: 1.5 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 1.6 mi
  • The Patriot: 1.7 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 2.0 mi
  • Minute Man Statue: 2.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 1.6 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 1.7 mi
  • The Kindness Rocks Project: 1.7 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 1.9 mi
Beaches
  • Borggaard Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Crystal Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 45
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 1: 6.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Site 4: 6.5 mi
  • Valley Shelter: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Wamesit Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 11.9 mi
  • The Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Vanderhoof Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rail Tree HillNW 315°111 m6.1 mi
Annursnac HillW 271°110 m4.6 mi
Loring HillSE 127°109 m4.4 mi
Granny HillESE 112°108 m4.7 mi
Zion HillESE 103°107 m6.6 mi
Pine HillSSW 204°106 m3.0 mi
Fullers HillSE 146°105 m4.7 mi
Hemlock HillN 351°105 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2018:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1215:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495968747264524233
Precip in2.92.73.83.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bedford Hanscom FLD, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29838353

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