Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Wolf Pen Pasture
Wolf Pen Pasture is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Windmere Drive, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southborough Open Land Foundation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.31092, -71.54670
- 14.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Windmere Drive: 0.2 mi
- Triangle Meadow: 0.5 mi
- Sears Reserve: 0.6 mi
- Barn Hollow Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Barberry Farms Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Wolfpen Hill: 0.5 mi
- Clear Hill: 1.2 mi
- Jericho Hill: 1.4 mi
- Shoestring Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Nebo: 1.6 mi
Gardens
- Southborough Town Pound: 0.8 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 2.3 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 5.4 mi
Artworks
- horseshoe sculpture: 1.1 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 5.8 mi
- Stegosaurus: 6.4 mi
- Fireball: 6.5 mi
Parks
- Jericho Hill: 1.4 mi
- Women Veterans Park: 1.6 mi
- Williams Street Field: 2.1 mi
- Kallander Field: 2.2 mi
- John Street Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 2.4 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 2.5 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 2.5 mi
- John Brown Bell: 2.5 mi
- Hermit Cave: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.1 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 5.8 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 7.1 mi
- Petting Zoo: 7.1 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 7.2 mi
Museums
- Redstone School: 5.1 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Danforth Art: 5.7 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 37
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 3.5 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 3.9 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 4.5 mi
- Centennial Beach: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 37
- Picnic Site 9: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Falling Rock Ridge: 5.6 mi
- Condo Rock: 9.8 mi
- The Wall: 9.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 19.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascades: 21.3 mi
- Emerson Falls: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Wolf Pen Pasture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | ENE 64° | 183 m | 5.5 mi |
| Sligo Hill | NNW 335° | 172 m | 2.8 mi |
| Newtons Hill | SW 223° | 166 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | NNW 345° | 164 m | 2.2 mi |
| Jericho Hill | NW 324° | 161 m | 1.4 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | N 354° | 161 m | 2.0 mi |
| West Hill | NNW 338° | 160 m | 3.4 mi |
| Sulphur Hill | WNW 298° | 159 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 | 07:13 | 15:32 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/989279156
Day trips start here
- Boroughs · 1 mi
- Marlborough · 2 mi
- Ashland · 5 mi
- Hudson · 6 mi
- Framingham · 7 mi
- Shrewsbury · 9 mi
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