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Whitcomb Conservation Land

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Whitcomb Conservation Land from directly overhead

Whitcomb Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the west, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunn Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46004, -71.48031

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
  • Stow Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • ABRHS Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.8 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 4.7 mi
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • stone pile: 3.6 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.8 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 3.8 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 3.8 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 37
  • Stow Town Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 6
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Cascades: 17.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 20.6 mi
  • The Falls: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.1 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 21.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.5 mi
  • Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Whitcomb Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakW 271°192 m6.9 mi
Oak HillNW 308°187 m5.0 mi
Oak HillNW 318°187 m5.2 mi
Powder House HillWSW 257°162 m6.4 mi
Dean's HillWNW 297°157 m6.8 mi
Pine HillWSW 245°149 m6.8 mi
Pin Hill SouthWNW 303°148 m6.4 mi
Pin Hill NorthWNW 304°147 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/462461932

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