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Willow Road Land

Willow Road Land from directly overhead

Willow Road Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the south-southwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Barba's Point, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49768, -71.59227

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Town Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Ryan Field: 0.9 mi
  • Mirror Lake: 2.2 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.3 mi
  • Barber Land: 3.1 mi
Peaks
  • Dean's Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Pin Hill South: 0.9 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Pin Hill North: 1.0 mi
  • Oak Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.0 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 7.2 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.3 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 7.8 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 31
  • Harvard Town Beach: 0.3 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 18
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 11.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.3 mi
  • The Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 17.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 10.8 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Willow Road Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSSW 206°192 m2.8 mi
Oak HillENE 75°187 m1.8 mi
Oak HillENE 60°187 m2.5 mi
Peach HillSSW 202°180 m6.8 mi
Wataquadock HillSSW 204°173 m4.5 mi
Prospect HillWNW 295°171 m0.9 mi
Pond HillWNW 283°167 m6.3 mi
Powder House HillS 187°162 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:46
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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/547464528

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