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Wake Robin Conservation Area

Wake Robin Conservation Area from directly overhead

Wake Robin Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the south-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Leon Parcel, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39189, -71.41457

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
Parks
  • Sudbury Center Historic District: 0.7 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.7 mi
  • Haskell Field: 1.7 mi
  • Feeley Field: 2.4 mi
  • Frank G Feeley Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 1.6 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 1.6 mi
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.9 mi
  • Wayland Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Bent Ice House: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.2 mi
  • Captain Miles House: 3.7 mi
  • Ayshire Horse Farm: 3.8 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 4.4 mi
  • Diamond Crossing: 4.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
Beaches: 60
  • Stow Town Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 40
Picnic sites: 22
  • Picnic Site 8: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 2: 8.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 3: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Cascades: 22.7 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.2 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Wake Robin Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillSSW 209°183 m3.6 mi
Gibbs MountainSW 220°153 m5.4 mi
Doeskin HillSW 214°152 m3.8 mi
Spoon HillWSW 252°146 m5.9 mi
Flagg HillNW 320°139 m6.7 mi
Farm HillWSW 240°139 m6.7 mi
Juniper HillSSW 209°136 m4.3 mi
Marble HillWNW 303°126 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29777245

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