Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Vaughn Hills Conservation Area
Vaughn Hills Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Redstone Hill stands 206 m to the west-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is North Peak, a peak 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976-07-14
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.46057, -71.61751
- 13.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- North Peak: 0.1 mi
- Vaughn Hills: 0.2 mi
- Powder House Hill: 1.7 mi
- Wataquadock Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Held Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Held Conservation Restriction: 0.4 mi
- Hanson Land: 0.4 mi
- Moen Property: 0.6 mi
- Bowers Springs Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Town Common Park: 1.8 mi
- Pond Park & Skating Pond: 2.0 mi
- Route 117 Canoe Launch: 2.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Town Beach: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Bolton War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Colin Campbell Fay Memorial Bench: 2.2 mi
- PHILIP PHILLIPS CONSERVATION LAND: 2.3 mi
- Benjamin Sawyer's Grist Mill: 2.8 mi
- Old Well: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Harvard Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 3.1 mi
- West School Museum: 4.3 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 4.6 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- Morning Glory Farm: 3.3 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 3.3 mi
- Maybarton Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Colonial Herb Garden: 5.1 mi
- Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 5.5 mi
Artworks
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 3.3 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 3.4 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 3.5 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 3.5 mi
- Amadinda: 5.8 mi
Attractions
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 5.0 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 5.1 mi
- Log Chair: 5.2 mi
- Wachusett Dam: 5.3 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 35
- Thurston's Beach: 2.0 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 3.0 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 7.1 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 18
- Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 14.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Sawyer Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 9.5 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.7 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cascades: 11.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 13.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 16.8 mi
- The Falls: 19.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 20.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 13.3 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Vaughn Hills Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redstone Hill | WSW 258° | 206 m | 6.4 mi |
| North Peak | ENE 67° | 192 m | 0.1 mi |
| Legate Hill | WNW 285° | 192 m | 6.7 mi |
| Oak Hill | NE 45° | 187 m | 4.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | NE 42° | 187 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wekepeke Hill | W 280° | 187 m | 6.3 mi |
| Peach Hill | SSW 199° | 180 m | 3.9 mi |
| Larkin Hill | SW 214° | 174 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29761446
Day trips start here
- Harvard · 3 mi
- Clinton · 4 mi
- Hudson · 5 mi
- Shirley · 7 mi
- Leominster · 9 mi
- Marlborough · 9 mi
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