Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Willis Tract
Willis Tract is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 106 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the northeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Waters & Weir Fields, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.33377, -71.46107
- 10.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 19 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Waters & Weir Fields: 0.2 mi
- Harrington Field: 0.3 mi
- Howes Field: 0.4 mi
- Hop Brook Natural Area: 0.5 mi
- Baiting Brook-Welch Conservation Land: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Juniper Hill: 0.4 mi
- Doeskin Hill: 0.9 mi
- Nobscot Hill: 1.0 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Tippling Rock: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Rock Pile: 1.3 mi
- General Knox Historical District: 1.8 mi
- The Wayside Inn: 1.8 mi
- Oakvale Park: 1.9 mi
- Carisbrooke Park: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Stegosaurus: 1.8 mi
- Fireball: 1.8 mi
- Hidden Valley: 1.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.1 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Redstone School: 1.8 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Danforth Art: 2.5 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 4.2 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 3.0 mi
- World War II Peace Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 4.4 mi
- John Brown Bell: 4.4 mi
- Barn Foundation: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 4.1 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 4.4 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 5.5 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 7.0 mi
Attractions
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.3 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 5.7 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.9 mi
- Petting Zoo: 6.0 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 45
- Learned Pond Beach: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 4.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 4.8 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 5.4 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 5.9 mi
Picnic sites: 40
- Picnic Site 9: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 33
- Falling Rock Ridge: 1.1 mi
- Condo Rock: 11.3 mi
- The Wall: 11.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 21.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.0 mi
- Cascades: 23.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 17.2 mi
- Quarry Spring: 19.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Willis Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | NE 36° | 183 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sligo Hill | W 280° | 172 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | W 276° | 164 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | W 276° | 161 m | 4.6 mi |
| Jericho Hill | W 266° | 161 m | 5.2 mi |
| West Hill | WNW 285° | 160 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Nebo | WSW 243° | 157 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 278° | 154 m | 6.2 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 | 15:31 | 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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29814398
Day trips start here
- Framingham · 4 mi
- Ashland · 5 mi
- Marlborough · 5 mi
- MetroWest · 5 mi
- Wayland · 5 mi
- Boroughs · 6 mi
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