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Wittenborg Woods

Wittenborg Woods from directly overhead

Wittenborg Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sudbury Water District, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1999
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Framingham
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.34712, -71.46270

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • The Wayside Inn: 0.9 mi
  • Carisbrooke Park: 1.5 mi
  • Rock Pile: 1.9 mi
  • Oakvale Park: 2.2 mi
  • Frank G Feeley Park: 2.3 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 3.8 mi
  • Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 4.2 mi
  • John Brown Bell: 4.2 mi
  • Barn Foundation: 4.2 mi
  • Haynes Garrison Site: 4.3 mi
Attractions
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 4.3 mi
  • Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.1 mi
  • Petting Zoo: 5.1 mi
  • Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.3 mi
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 44
  • Memorial Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Learned Pond Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 33
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Site 9: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 10.9 mi
  • Picnic Site 7: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascade Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Cascades: 22.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Wittenborg Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillE 97°183 m0.7 mi
Sligo HillW 270°172 m5.5 mi
Pleasant HillW 265°164 m4.9 mi
Fairmount HillW 264°161 m4.5 mi
Jericho HillWSW 256°161 m5.3 mi
West HillW 277°160 m5.6 mi
Bear HillW 269°154 m6.0 mi
Gibbs MountainSW 224°153 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29814777

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