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Wenakeening Woods

Wenakeening Woods from directly overhead

Wenakeening Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Misoe Hill stands 180 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.17929, -71.44214

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Idylbrook Park: 0.7 mi
  • Stoddard Park: 1.3 mi
  • Patoma Park: 1.4 mi
  • Goodwill Park: 1.5 mi
  • Vfw Field: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Museums
Artworks
  • Statue: 4.9 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 5.2 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Zullo Gallery: 7.1 mi
  • horseshoe sculpture: 9.8 mi
Gardens
  • Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 8.2 mi
  • Community Garden Southborough: 8.3 mi
  • Bressingham Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Olmstead Italianate Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Weezie's Garden for Children: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 53
Cliffs: 38
  • The Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Condo Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 11.5 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 15.0 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • 36: 13.9 mi
  • 1: 13.9 mi
  • 35: 13.9 mi
  • 16-34: 14.0 mi
  • 15: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 16.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 16.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Wenakeening Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Misoe HillWSW 243°180 m7.9 mi
Peppercorn HillW 275°174 m6.1 mi
Magomiscock HillWSW 252°171 m5.6 mi
Bear HillWNW 285°170 m7.0 mi
Christian HillW 268°160 m6.9 mi
Saddle HillNW 315°158 m7.0 mi
Bear HillSW 225°141 m4.4 mi
Rocky Woods RangeWSW 256°137 m3.2 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778302

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