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Waldo Drake Conservation Area

Waldo Drake Conservation Area from directly overhead

Waldo Drake Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the east-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rye Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 17 miles off.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.08070, -70.89821

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rye Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Roundtop: 1.1 mi
  • Beech Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Beech Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Perry Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bear Meadow: 1.4 mi
  • Town Park: 1.9 mi
  • Sledding hill: 1.9 mi
  • Town Hall Park: 1.9 mi
  • Old Cemetery Potter's Field: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 5.0 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.3 mi
  • Herring Run: 9.3 mi
  • House Rock: 9.6 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 10.9 mi
Gardens
Beaches
Cliffs: 38
Picnic sites: 25
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 6.8 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 14.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 18.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 15.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 9.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 12.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Waldo Drake Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillENE 70°77 m9.2 mi
Tower HillNW 307°76 m10.8 mi
Turkey HillNW 319°75 m7.3 mi
Puddin HillNW 307°73 m10.3 mi
Prospect HillNNE 15°72 m8.1 mi
Neary MountainNW 305°72 m10.2 mi
Judges HillNNE 27°71 m8.6 mi
Mount BlueNNE 26°66 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4120:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138495968747265544435
Precip in4.03.65.24.53.44.13.23.64.15.04.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockton, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691429

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