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Wheelwright Conservation Area

Wheelwright Conservation Area from directly overhead

Wheelwright Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bailey, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Scituate Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.21322, -70.80348

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Beechwood Common: 0.9 mi
  • George M. Ingram Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Norman M. Todd Park: 1.0 mi
  • Itchy's Square: 1.0 mi
  • Milliken-Bancroft Field: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Walnut Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Joy Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Booth Hill: 1.3 mi
  • James Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bear Hill: 1.5 mi
Gardens
Museums
Beaches
Artworks
Attractions
  • Mann Farmhouse: 4.1 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 4.1 mi
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.9 mi
  • Herring Run: 6.3 mi
  • House Rock: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 8.0 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 11.4 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 15.8 mi
  • Oak Lea: 16.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 6.7 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 6.7 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.2 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Wheelwright Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE 148°77 m7.2 mi
Prospect HillWSW 243°72 m3.1 mi
Judges HillSSW 212°71 m1.7 mi
Mount BlueSW 214°66 m2.2 mi
Black Pond HillS 183°64 m2.2 mi
Otis HillSSW 204°58 m2.6 mi
Paradise HillS 188°58 m3.5 mi
Marshfield HillsSSE 157°58 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/674294248

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