Sterling Town Beach
Sterling Town Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 135 m. Bayberry Hill stands 326 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sholan Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
beach in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Wikidata Q49324879, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 135 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sholan Park: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Sterling Town Common: 1.7 mi
- Sterling Greenery Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Lakside Field: 2.3 mi
- Sweet Hill Nature Area: 0.1 mi
- Parker Family Woods: 2.8 mi
- Parker Family Woods: 3.0 mi
- Percival Lot: 3.2 mi
- Simpson Lot: 3.4 mi
- Sweat Hill: 0.3 mi
- Kendall Hill: 1.5 mi
- Redstone Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fitch Hill: 2.3 mi
- French Hill: 2.7 mi
- Trail Marker # 141: 2.5 mi
- Wachusett Dam: 2.9 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 3.1 mi
- Cistern Base: 3.2 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 3.4 mi
- The Folly: 3.7 mi
- Temple of Peace: 3.7 mi
- Frank’s Column: 3.7 mi
- Bolton War Memorial: 6.8 mi
- PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 7.2 mi
- Folly: 3.8 mi
- Pan Statue: 3.9 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 7.2 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.3 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.3 mi
- Maybarton Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Inner Park: 3.7 mi
- Systematic Garden: 3.8 mi
- Winter Garden: 3.8 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 3.9 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 3.1 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 9.1 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 10.4 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 8.9 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 9.5 mi
- Wilder Beach: 10.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 11.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 3.8 mi
- Ice Fall: 9.5 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 9.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 17.8 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 21.9 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 24.9 mi
- Cascades: 10.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 10.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 17.8 mi
- The Falls: 23.5 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 17.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.6 mi
- Dana: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Sterling Town Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayberry Hill | NNW 338° | 325.5 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NNW 332° | 325 m | 5.7 mi |
| Flagg Hill | WNW 281° | 314 m | 6.6 mi |
| Justice Hill | NW 322° | 288 m | 6.1 mi |
| Holt Hill | W 262° | 278 m | 6.3 mi |
| Drury Hill | SSW 213° | 261 m | 6.6 mi |
| Malden Hill | SW 223° | 260 m | 4.9 mi |
| Davis Hill | SW 236° | 260 m | 7.1 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358282934
Day trips start here
- Clinton · 3 mi
- North County · 6 mi
- Princeton · 7 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 8 mi
- Leominster · 8 mi
- Shrewsbury · 8 mi
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