Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Westboro Resevoir & Cons. Land
Westboro Resevoir & Cons. Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Meeting House Hall stands 225 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Minuteman Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.23918, -71.60906
- 14.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Minuteman Park: 0.4 mi
- Greg's Field: 0.5 mi
- Hennessy Field: 1.2 mi
- Veterans Freedom Park: 1.9 mi
- Sawmill Field: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Upton Road Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Upton Road Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Upton Road Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Hill St. Land: 0.8 mi
- Halt Land: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Fay Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Vinal Hill: 1.4 mi
- Whitney Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mammoth Rock: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 2.9 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 5.2 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 5.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.9 mi
Museums
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 3.3 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- National Park Lowe Mill: 8.0 mi
- EcoTarium: 8.3 mi
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center: 9.3 mi
Attractions
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 4.7 mi
- Old Black Oak: 5.2 mi
- Teetering Rock: 7.6 mi
- Chattering Rock: 7.9 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 8.3 mi
Artworks
- George V. Brown Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 4.8 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 6.2 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 8.2 mi
- Statue: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 59
- Community Garden Southborough: 5.7 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 6.1 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 38
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 3.6 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 4.9 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 5.2 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 6.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 33
- Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 20.6 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Condo Rock: 7.1 mi
- The Wall: 7.4 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 10.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.1 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 11.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascades: 24.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Westboro Resevoir & Cons. Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting House Hall | NW 311° | 225 m | 7.1 mi |
| Fay Mountain | W 273° | 212 m | 1.0 mi |
| Leland Hill | SW 222° | 202 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bartlett Hill | NW 326° | 201 m | 7.0 mi |
| Temple Hill | WNW 299° | 200 m | 5.7 mi |
| Golden Hill | NW 306° | 196 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | WSW 238° | 195 m | 3.9 mi |
| George Hill | SSW 208° | 183 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29816150
Day trips start here
- Upton · 4 mi
- Boroughs · 5 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 6 mi
- Shrewsbury · 7 mi
- Ashland · 8 mi
- Marlborough · 8 mi
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