Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Woodfield Playground
Woodfield Playground is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the west-northwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakvale Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.33633, -71.42518
- 9.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 14.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Oakvale Park: 0.2 mi
- Rock Pile: 0.9 mi
- Simpson Park: 1.3 mi
- Frank G Feeley Park: 1.5 mi
- River Park: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Fireball: 0.3 mi
- Stegosaurus: 0.4 mi
- Hidden Valley: 0.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.9 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Garden In The Woods: 0.4 mi
- Catherine Road: 0.4 mi
- Hiram Road: 0.4 mi
- Donovan Drive: 0.6 mi
- Newell Gift: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Nobscot Hill: 1.4 mi
- Juniper Hill: 1.5 mi
- Tippling Rock: 1.6 mi
- Doeskin Hill: 1.7 mi
- Indian Head Hill: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Framingham Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Danforth Art: 2.4 mi
- Redstone School: 2.8 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 3.8 mi
- Knight Hall: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Ludlow Griscom 1890-1959: 2.7 mi
- Blacksmith Minuteman Statue: 2.7 mi
- World War II Peace Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Barn Foundation: 3.3 mi
- Haynes Garrison Site: 3.5 mi
Gardens
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 4.3 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 5.8 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 5.8 mi
- Native Plant and Historic Daffodil Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 5.2 mi
- Fairy Rock: 6.1 mi
- Elephant Rock: 6.1 mi
- Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 6.6 mi
- Ponyhenge: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 56
- Learned Pond Beach: 3.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 6.0 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Picnic Site 9: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 9.3 mi
Cliffs: 39
- Falling Rock Ridge: 1.3 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Condo Rock: 11.9 mi
- The Wall: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 18.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 19.3 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.6 mi
- Cascades: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 16.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 17.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Woodfield Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | WNW 298° | 183 m | 1.4 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | W 273° | 161 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | W 264° | 153 m | 3.0 mi |
| Shoestring Hill | W 268° | 153 m | 6.7 mi |
| Doeskin Hill | WNW 293° | 152 m | 1.7 mi |
| Spoon Hill | WNW 292° | 146 m | 5.4 mi |
| Farm Hill | W 275° | 139 m | 5.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 280° | 138 m | 6.1 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 | 07:12 | 15:31 | 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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29795937
Day trips start here
- MetroWest · 3 mi
- Framingham · 4 mi
- Wayland · 4 mi
- Natick · 5 mi
- Ashland · 6 mi
- Marlborough · 7 mi
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