Wachusett Dam
Wachusett Dam is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 109 m. Ross Hill stands 245 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 67 m
- Elevation
- 109 m
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 0.3 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 0.5 mi
- Log Chair: 0.5 mi
- Trail Marker # 141: 3.6 mi
- Cistern Base: 4.6 mi
- Burdett Hill: 0.3 mi
- Wilson Hill: 0.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.0 mi
- Reubens Hill: 1.2 mi
- Larkin Hill: 1.3 mi
- Carlisle Park: 0.6 mi
- Duck Harbor: 0.8 mi
- Philbin Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Central Park: 0.9 mi
- Lakside Field: 1.2 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 0.8 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 8.0 mi
- West School Museum: 8.1 mi
- Maybarton Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 2.1 mi
- Inner Park: 3.3 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 3.4 mi
- Systematic Garden: 3.4 mi
- Malone Cr: 1.4 mi
- Malone Cr: 1.5 mi
- Garfield Woods: 1.7 mi
- Garfield Woods: 1.7 mi
- Clinton Bluff Natural Heritage Area: 1.7 mi
- The Folly: 3.3 mi
- Temple of Peace: 3.3 mi
- Frank’s Column: 3.3 mi
- Bolton War Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Hermit Cave: 5.5 mi
- Pan Statue: 3.5 mi
- Folly: 3.5 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 8.2 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 8.3 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 8.3 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 2.9 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 5.4 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.3 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 8.0 mi
- Centennial Beach: 8.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 19.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 20.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 22.1 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 22.1 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 4.1 mi
- Ice Fall: 12.4 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 12.5 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 12.9 mi
- Cascades: 12.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 12.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 19.1 mi
- The Falls: 23.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 19.9 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Wachusett Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Hill | NW 311° | 245 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rowley Hill | NW 304° | 239 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fitch Hill | WNW 296° | 225 m | 5.1 mi |
| Rawson Hill | S 191° | 223 m | 5.9 mi |
| Redstone Hill | NW 314° | 206 m | 3.7 mi |
| Longley Hill | S 186° | 205 m | 4.6 mi |
| Bartlett Hill | S 178° | 201 m | 5.6 mi |
| Barnes Hill | SSE 162° | 195 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/221849736
Day trips start here
- Clinton · 1 mi
- Hudson · 6 mi
- Marlborough · 8 mi
- Shrewsbury · 8 mi
- Boroughs · 9 mi
- Harvard · 9 mi
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