Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Whittier Wildlife Management Area
Whittier Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Myers Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.49937, -71.42341
- 4.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 27.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Myers Hill: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nagog Hill: 1.1 mi
- Annursnac Hill: 2.1 mi
- Speans Hill: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- stone pile: 0.6 mi
- Old Stone Chamber: 0.9 mi
- Davies’ Pest House Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Colonel Barrett House: 2.8 mi
- Diamond Crossing: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Nagog Hill Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Putnam Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Spring Hill Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Stoneymeade Conservation Land: 1.4 mi
- Paes Island: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Preserved Quarry Site: 0.7 mi
- Quarry Stone: 0.8 mi
- Isaac Davis Monument: 1.1 mi
- John Robbins Foundation: 1.5 mi
- Isaac Davis Home Site: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Meeting House Hill: 0.9 mi
- Goward Playground: 1.0 mi
- Acton Common: 1.1 mi
- NARA Park: 1.4 mi
- Acton Arboretum: 1.4 mi
Museums
- YV Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- Hosmer House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Discovery Museum: 2.9 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 5.0 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 5.2 mi
Gardens
- ABRHS Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Infinity garden: 4.3 mi
- Monument Square: 4.6 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 4.7 mi
Artworks
- Minute Man Statue: 4.2 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 6.8 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 6.8 mi
- Chime Wall: 7.2 mi
- Amadinda: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 44
- Stow Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 8.5 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 8.8 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 9.6 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Farmers Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 10.7 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.7 mi
- Lunch Wall: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 6.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Wamesit Falls: 11.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 18.1 mi
- Cascades: 19.5 mi
- The Falls: 19.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.3 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 5.6 mi
- Quarry Spring: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Whittier Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill | W 280° | 187 m | 6.5 mi |
| Flagg Hill | WSW 239° | 139 m | 4.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill (468') | N 350° | 135 m | 5.4 mi |
| Marble Hill | SW 231° | 126 m | 6.2 mi |
| Robbins Hill | NNE 27° | 122 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | NW 310° | 120 m | 3.6 mi |
| Starr Hill | NW 306° | 120 m | 3.7 mi |
| Sparks Hill | NNW 346° | 120 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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