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Wetherbee Conservation Land

Wetherbee Conservation Land from directly overhead

Wetherbee Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Moritz Forest Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Acton
Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47313, -71.41717

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • John Robbins Foundation: 0.4 mi
  • Isaac Davis Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Antenna Ruins: 1.2 mi
  • Isaac Davis Home Site: 1.7 mi
  • Quarry Stone: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • Minute Man Statue: 3.4 mi
  • Archadian Gyro: 6.1 mi
  • Dream World: 6.1 mi
  • Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 6.1 mi
  • Watershed: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 54
Cliffs: 29
Picnic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Cascades: 20.3 mi
  • The Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 19.3 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 22.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagg HillW 263°139 m4.2 mi
Marble HillWSW 248°126 m5.6 mi
Spindle HillWSW 241°123 m6.0 mi
Birch HillSW 232°121 m6.1 mi
Wilderness HillNW 324°120 m5.2 mi
Starr HillNW 321°120 m5.2 mi
Sparks HillNNW 347°120 m6.3 mi
Goodman HillS 175°119 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:16

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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29770133

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