Wiley Woods
Wiley Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Woods, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
- Lookout Point · 19 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin Woods: 0.0 mi
- Brook Hollow: 0.3 mi
- Deer Run: 0.7 mi
- Deer Run: 0.7 mi
- Ashland Pumping Station: 1.0 mi
- Magunco Hill: 0.5 mi
- Zachary Hill: 0.8 mi
- Banner Hill: 1.7 mi
- Broad Hill: 1.9 mi
- Fish Hill: 2.1 mi
- Nyanza Healing Garden: 0.9 mi
- Gryncel Park: 1.3 mi
- Stone Park: 1.4 mi
- The Corner Spot: 1.6 mi
- Hopkinton Town Common: 1.9 mi
- War veterans memorial: 1.6 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 3.1 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 3.1 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 4.2 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 1.8 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 1.8 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 4.7 mi
- Fireball: 7.4 mi
- Statue: 7.4 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 1.8 mi
- Teetering Rock: 5.1 mi
- Chattering Rock: 5.2 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 9.4 mi
- 16: 9.8 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 3.3 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 4.9 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.5 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 9.5 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 4.4 mi
- Knight Hall: 4.5 mi
- Danforth Art: 4.8 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Redstone School: 8.0 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 1.5 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 1.8 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 4.7 mi
- Pleasure Point: 4.8 mi
- Stoddard Park: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 15.3 mi
- Condo Rock: 4.9 mi
- The Wall: 5.0 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 7.3 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 15.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.1 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 23.5 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Wiley Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn Hill | SW 224° | 174 m | 5.4 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SSW 206° | 171 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 239° | 170 m | 5.2 mi |
| Newtons Hill | WNW 300° | 166 m | 5.5 mi |
| Jericho Hill | NNW 326° | 161 m | 7.0 mi |
| Christian Hill | SW 224° | 160 m | 6.6 mi |
| Saddle Hill | W 279° | 158 m | 2.7 mi |
| Vinal Hill | W 277° | 158 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29783305
Day trips start here
- Ashland · 2 mi
- Framingham · 4 mi
- Boroughs · 6 mi
- Milford · 7 mi
- Marlborough · 8 mi
- Natick · 8 mi
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