Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Windmere Well Field
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Windmere Well Field is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Winn Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.49136, -71.17077
- 4.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 11 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Winn Hill: 0.4 mi
- Rag Rock Hill: 0.8 mi
- Peach Orchard Hill: 1.2 mi
- Babylon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Greenleaf Mountain: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Hurld Park (Under Construction): 0.5 mi
- Johnson Park: 0.6 mi
- Wyman Green: 0.8 mi
- Gonsalves Field: 0.9 mi
- Game Time Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Little Brook Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Little Brook Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Rag Rock Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Rock Pond Brook Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Woburn Parkway: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 0.9 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 4.2 mi
- The Minute Man: 4.4 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 4.4 mi
- watering trough: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
- Woburn Honor Roll: 1.2 mi
- Woburn Moose Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Battle Road Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 2.9 mi
- Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 3.3 mi
Museums
- Burlington Public Museum: 1.6 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 2.1 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 4.2 mi
- Buckman Tavern: 4.2 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 2.9 mi
- Baby Beach: 5.2 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.9 mi
- Revere Beach: 10.6 mi
- Revere Beach: 10.8 mi
Gardens
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 4.5 mi
- Courtyard: 4.6 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 5.4 mi
- The Kindness Rocks Project: 5.4 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 5.5 mi
Attractions
- Bowman Tavern: 4.6 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 4.6 mi
- Stone Chimney: 4.9 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 5.2 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 45
- Lookout Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Crag 1: 5.9 mi
- Skull Cliff: 8.6 mi
- The Cellar: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 25
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 8.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 10.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 18.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.2 mi
- Rainshed: 18.2 mi
- Boston Light: 18.2 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 5.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 13.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.2 mi
- Rail Spring: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 11.5 mi
- Newbury Falls: 21.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.5 miles of Windmere Well Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | S 191° | 110 m | 3.5 mi |
| Loring Hill | SW 223° | 109 m | 4.9 mi |
| Granny Hill | SW 223° | 108 m | 3.7 mi |
| Zion Hill | S 190° | 107 m | 2.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | S 182° | 107 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | S 175° | 105 m | 3.2 mi |
| Robinson Hill | SW 234° | 102 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Independence | SSW 207° | 101 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading, 3 mi away.
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