- Elevation, modelled
- 611 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Mount Wachusett609 m · 0.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lost Villages Scenic Byway10.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4891, -71.8870
Observation Tower is a attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled 611 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the east-southeast, less than a tenth of a mile off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
- Height
- 25 m
- Material
- steel
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Observation Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wachusett | ESE 108° | 609 m | 0.0 mi |
| Little Wachusett | S 185° | 476 m | 1.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | ESE 102° | 440 m | 0.7 mi |
| Brown Hill | SSW 203° | 401 m | 2.1 mi |
| Church Rock | NNW 327° | 398 m | 2.2 mi |
| Prentiss Hill | WNW 289° | 386 m | 2.9 mi |
| Ragged Hill | WNW 287° | 386 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bickford Hill | NW 323° | 385 m | 7.6 mi |
- 10.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 27.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 23 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
- Waterfall · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Wachusett: 0.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 0.7 mi
- Little Wachusett: 1.8 mi
- Brown Hill: 2.1 mi
- Wolfden Hill: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Westminster Soldiers' Monument: 4.1 mi
- Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Korean War Bell: 6.9 mi
- Leominster Civil War Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 7.0 mi
Attractions
- Giant Shopping Cart: 4.2 mi
- Yellow Chair: 5.9 mi
- Moses' Rock: 6.5 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 6.6 mi
- Whale Rock: 6.7 mi
Museums: 33
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 8.0 mi
- Gardner Museum: 8.0 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 8.8 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 26
- Crocker Pond Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 8.9 mi
- Wilder Beach: 9.3 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 9.5 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Emerson Falls: 5.0 mi
- Cascades: 6.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 13.9 mi
- Doane's Falls: 19.5 mi
- Doane's Falls: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Princeton · 3 mi
- Ashburnham · 4 mi
- North County · 4 mi
- Westminster · 4 mi
- Leominster · 7 mi
- Fitchburg · 8 mi
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