Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Woburn Parkway
Woburn Parkway is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south-southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Library Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.47515, -71.15997
- 3.6 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 9.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 10 mi
- Eagle Rock · 25 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 26 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Library Park: 0.4 mi
- Clapp Park: 0.5 mi
- Game Time Park: 0.5 mi
- Woburn Common: 0.5 mi
- Flemming Field: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Rag Rock Hill: 0.4 mi
- Horn Pond Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Blueberry Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Winn Hill: 1.4 mi
- Whispering Hill: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Horn Pond Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Rag Rock Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- The Gables Cr: 1.2 mi
- Windmere Well Field: 1.2 mi
- The Gables Cr: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Woburn Honor Roll: 0.5 mi
- Woburn Moose Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Battle Road Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Winchester World War I Memorial "Humanity and Justice": 2.1 mi
- old homesite: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 0.8 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 2.8 mi
- Old Schwamb Mill: 3.6 mi
- Munroe Tavern: 3.7 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 3.8 mi
Beaches
- Borggaard Beach: 1.7 mi
- Baby Beach: 6.4 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 6.5 mi
- Revere Beach: 9.7 mi
- Revere Beach: 9.8 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 1.8 mi
- Washington The Free Mason: 3.9 mi
- The Minute Man: 3.9 mi
- watering trough: 3.9 mi
- Rock spiral: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Pickerel Rock: 3.5 mi
- Bowman Tavern: 3.9 mi
- Stone Chimney: 3.9 mi
- Central Street Historical District: 4.0 mi
- Arlington Center Historic District: 4.1 mi
Gardens
- Wildlife Habitat Garden: 3.6 mi
- Winthrop Street Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 4.9 mi
- Alex's Place: 5.2 mi
- Tufts Community Garden: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 46
- Lookout Cliff: 4.5 mi
- Crag 1: 4.8 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Skull Cliff: 8.3 mi
- The Cellar: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 7.2 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 7.6 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 17.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.1 mi
- Rainshed: 17.1 mi
- Boston Light: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Commissioners Landing: 9.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Quarry Spring: 3.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.0 mi
- Rail Spring: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 4.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 12.7 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.6 mi
- Newbury Falls: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 3.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.0 miles of Woburn Parkway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | SSW 208° | 110 m | 2.6 mi |
| Loring Hill | WSW 237° | 109 m | 4.6 mi |
| Granny Hill | WSW 243° | 108 m | 3.5 mi |
| Zion Hill | SW 216° | 107 m | 1.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SSW 193° | 107 m | 3.0 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | S 187° | 105 m | 2.1 mi |
| Robinson Hill | WSW 250° | 102 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Independence | SW 221° | 101 m | 4.1 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, 4 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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