The Goddard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark
The Goddard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Leesville Pond, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Dates from 1926.
Wikidata Q5576259, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 28.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
- Lookout Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cookson Field: 0.9 mi
- Greenwood Playground: 1.1 mi
- College Square: 1.3 mi
- Blackstone Gateway Park: 1.4 mi
- Goddard Park: 1.5 mi
- Canadian Cross: 1.1 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Memorial: 1.3 mi
- College Square Memorial: 1.3 mi
- War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Coombs Memorial (Worcester Firemen's Monument): 1.4 mi
- Leesville Pond: 0.7 mi
- Rockland Rd Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Ramshorn Brook: 1.6 mi
- Arnold Greene Property: 1.6 mi
- Curtis Pond Parcel: 2.0 mi
- Pakachoag Hill: 1.0 mi
- Union Hill: 2.0 mi
- Dorothy Hill: 2.2 mi
- Park Hill: 2.3 mi
- Dead Horse Hill: 2.5 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 1.0 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 1.2 mi
- The Hand of Christ: 1.3 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 1.5 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 2.1 mi
- Worcester Wall: 2.6 mi
- Path Continues: 3.0 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 3.9 mi
- Thinking Rock: 5.0 mi
- Mine Shaft: 5.3 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 2.2 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 3.8 mi
- Secret Garden: 10.7 mi
- Lawn Garden: 10.7 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 1.5 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 3.1 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 3.5 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 3.6 mi
- EcoTarium: 3.9 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 4.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 9.9 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 11.6 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 12.1 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 14.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 10.3 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Condo Rock: 16.3 mi
- The Wall: 16.6 mi
- Cargill Falls: 21.7 mi
- Emerson Falls: 23.0 mi
- Picnic: 19.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of The Goddard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | NW 323° | 421 m | 7.0 mi |
| Elliott Hill | NW 308° | 359 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cooper Hill | NW 315° | 358 m | 7.1 mi |
| Howe Hill | NW 315° | 352 m | 6.5 mi |
| Stonehouse Hill | NNW 339° | 330 m | 6.8 mi |
| Carey Hill | WNW 298° | 327 m | 5.3 mi |
| Maple Hill | NW 311° | 324 m | 5.8 mi |
| Eddy Hill | NW 320° | 319 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7717931893
Day trips start here
- Millbury · 3 mi
- Worcester · 3 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 7 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 7 mi
- Shrewsbury · 7 mi
- Spencer · 9 mi
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