Artemas Ward Park
Artemas Ward Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the east, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairmount Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairmount Hill: 0.2 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 0.3 mi
- Shoestring Hill: 0.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.8 mi
- Sligo Hill: 0.9 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 0.3 mi
- John Brown Bell: 0.5 mi
- Hermit Cave: 2.7 mi
- Martha Templeman Plaque: 4.6 mi
- Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.7 mi
- John Street Park: 0.5 mi
- Union Square: 0.5 mi
- Kelleher Field: 0.6 mi
- Stevens Howe Park: 0.7 mi
- Williams Street Field: 0.9 mi
- Lake Williams: 0.8 mi
- Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Falls Brook Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Barberry Farms Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Holts Grove Conservation Land: 1.7 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 1.8 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 5.1 mi
- Petting Zoo: 5.1 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 5.2 mi
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 7.0 mi
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 2.7 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 4.3 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 2.9 mi
- Amadinda: 5.7 mi
- Chime Wall: 5.8 mi
- Stegosaurus: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Valley: 6.5 mi
- Redstone School: 4.3 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 4.6 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Danforth Art: 6.6 mi
- West School Museum: 6.8 mi
- Memorial Beach: 2.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 2.5 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 4.6 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 5.2 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 15.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 5.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 9.8 mi
- Condo Rock: 12.0 mi
- The Wall: 12.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 24.5 mi
- Cascades: 19.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 20.7 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 23.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 17.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Artemas Ward Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | E 88° | 183 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sligo Hill | WNW 290° | 172 m | 0.9 mi |
| Newtons Hill | SSW 199° | 166 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | WSW 239° | 164 m | 0.3 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | SE 145° | 161 m | 0.2 mi |
| Jericho Hill | SSW 206° | 161 m | 1.2 mi |
| West Hill | NW 315° | 160 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WNW 282° | 160 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 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, 8 mi away.
- eastern white pine91 obs
- Asian bittersweet50 obs
- Wild Turkey47 obs
- American Robin45 obs
- Common Garter Snake40 obs
- Eastern Cottontail40 obs
- common mugwort38 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee35 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29777348
Day trips start here
- Marlborough · 0 mi
- Boroughs · 3 mi
- Hudson · 3 mi
- Ashland · 7 mi
- Framingham · 8 mi
- Clinton · 9 mi
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