Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Xavier/Aberjona River
Xavier/Aberjona River is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Whipple Hill stands 110 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheehan/Aberjona River, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.53015, -71.13272
- 7.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 13 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 22 mi
- Eagle Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sheehan/Aberjona River: 0.1 mi
- Boyd Lot: 0.2 mi
- Willow Street: 0.5 mi
- West St Pond: 0.6 mi
- Longwood Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Dobbins Hill: 1.0 mi
- Long Woods Hills: 1.2 mi
- Scotland Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.3 mi
- Peach Orchard Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Birch Meadow Park: 1.1 mi
- Washington Park: 1.4 mi
- Town Park: 1.5 mi
- Town Common: 1.6 mi
- Elm Park: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Baldwin Apple Monument: 2.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.4 mi
- Better Homes and Gardens 1950 Achievement Award: 3.3 mi
- Floral Way: 3.4 mi
- Woburn Honor Roll: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Baldwin Green: 2.4 mi
- muster: 4.6 mi
- Rock spiral: 6.8 mi
- Peace, Love, Music: 7.4 mi
- Orange Dinosaur: 7.7 mi
Museums
- Wakefield History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Wilmington Town Museum: 3.5 mi
- Burlington Public Museum: 3.7 mi
- Woburn Municipal Waterworks Museum: 4.7 mi
- Hancock-Clarke House Museum: 7.2 mi
Beaches
- Baby Beach: 3.6 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 5.3 mi
- Pearce Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
- Middleton Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- Revere Beach: 10.5 mi
Attractions
- Stone Chimney: 5.7 mi
- Pickerel Rock: 5.9 mi
- 1899 MIT Observatory site: 6.6 mi
- Steel Tower: 7.7 mi
- Echo Rock: 7.8 mi
Gardens
- Tewksbury Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Courtyard: 6.7 mi
- Wildflower Meadows: 7.0 mi
- Sylvester Baxter Delta: 7.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 47
- Lookout Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Skull Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Crag 1: 6.9 mi
- The Cellar: 7.9 mi
- Always Sunny Wall: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Table: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 11.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Boathouse: 18.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.7 mi
- Rainshed: 18.7 mi
- Boston Light: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Commissioners Landing: 12.2 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 19.2 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Quarry Spring: 6.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rail Spring: 20.7 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.5 mi
- Lion's Spring: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Falls: 6.5 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 10.8 mi
- Newbury Falls: 18.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 5.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Xavier/Aberjona River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipple Hill | SSW 203° | 110 m | 6.6 mi |
| Zion Hill | SSW 205° | 107 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SSW 196° | 105 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cairn Hill | SSE 158° | 92 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSE 164° | 91 m | 4.6 mi |
| Greenleaf Mountain | SW 231° | 89 m | 4.1 mi |
| Whispering Hill | SW 216° | 88 m | 4.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | ESE 123° | 87.2 m | 5.3 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 | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:29 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29830795
Day trips start here
- Reading · 2 mi
- Wilmington · 2 mi
- Wakefield · 3 mi
- North Reading · 4 mi
- Stoneham · 4 mi
- Woburn · 4 mi
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