Dr. Milman Pease Fountain
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Dr. Milman Pease Fountain is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Ragged Hill stands 368 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookfield Town Common, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
memorial drinking fountain in Brookfield, Massachusetts
Dates from 1973.
Wikidata Q133799308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- DEDICATED TO|Dr. MILMAN PEASE|1973
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 26 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brookfield Town Common: 0.0 mi
- Lewis Field: 0.2 mi
- Mill-Station Park: 0.4 mi
- West Brookfield Common: 2.4 mi
- KIA memorial: 2.4 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 0.9 mi
- Cooley Hill: 1.2 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 1.4 mi
- Foster Hill: 1.4 mi
- Path Continues: 1.2 mi
- Path Continues: 1.3 mi
- Path Continues?: 1.4 mi
- Path Continues: 2.2 mi
- Path Continues: 2.3 mi
- KIA Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Warren Civil War Monument: 4.6 mi
- Sturbridge Honor Roll Memorial: 7.4 mi
- 250th Anniversary Tree: 7.5 mi
- Eli's Rock: 8.1 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 13.8 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 15.6 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 15.8 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 15.9 mi
- Stone House Museum: 15.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 7.3 mi
- Small House Garden: 7.4 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 13.8 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Motion: 8.9 mi
- Guitar: 12.5 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 13.8 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 14.0 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 14.5 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 2.8 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 3.0 mi
- Streeter Beach: 7.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 13.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 17.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.7 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 15.1 mi
- Overlook: 17.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 20.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 20.9 mi
- Cascade: 20.9 mi
- Cargill Falls: 22.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.4 mi
- Picnic: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Dr. Milman Pease Fountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | NW 320° | 368 m | 6.5 mi |
| Steerage Rock | SW 231° | 367 m | 8.0 mi |
| Colonels Mountain | WNW 282° | 362 m | 6.8 mi |
| Coys Hill | WNW 292° | 356 m | 5.8 mi |
| Tufts Hill | N 8° | 351 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bell Hill | N 10° | 336 m | 4.7 mi |
| Tower Hill | SW 231° | 336 m | 6.4 mi |
| Marks Mountain | W 265° | 331 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12233725718
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 6 mi
- South County · 10 mi
- Southbridge · 10 mi
- Holland · 11 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 15 mi
- Dudley · 15 mi
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