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Wenakeening Woods

Wenakeening Woods from directly overhead

Wenakeening Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.18594, -71.43561

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Old Foundation: 0.7 mi
  • NEMBA Plaque: 3.6 mi
  • WW1 Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • War veterans memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Medfield Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Stoddard Park: 0.9 mi
  • Patoma Park: 0.9 mi
  • Goodwill Park: 0.9 mi
  • Idylbrook Park: 1.1 mi
  • Vfw Field: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
  • Hoyt Statue: 5.1 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Statue: 5.5 mi
  • Zullo Gallery: 6.7 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 9.5 mi
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 7.7 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 8.1 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 55
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 14.2 mi
  • 1: 14.2 mi
  • 35: 14.2 mi
  • 16-34: 14.2 mi
  • 15: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 38
  • The Wall: 3.3 mi
  • Condo Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 11.1 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 15.0 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Wenakeening Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peppercorn HillW 271°174 m6.4 mi
Magomiscock HillWSW 249°171 m6.0 mi
Bear HillW 281°170 m7.2 mi
Christian HillW 264°160 m7.3 mi
Saddle HillNW 310°158 m6.9 mi
Bear HillSW 224°141 m4.9 mi
Rocky Woods RangeWSW 250°137 m3.7 mi
Snow HillENE 71°137 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29815606

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