The Gold Star Mother
The Gold Star Mother is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Coye Hill stands 331 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Southbridge Town Common, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- THE GOLD STAR MOTHER
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 16.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 25.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Spectacular AO: 0.1 mi
- Southbridge Honor Roll: 0.2 mi
- Southbridge Civil War Statue: 0.4 mi
- Servant Square: 0.6 mi
- Félix Gatineau Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 1.5 mi
- Dennison Hill: 1.7 mi
- Blackmer Hill: 2.5 mi
- Fiske Hill: 2.5 mi
- Lebanon Hill: 2.5 mi
- Southbridge Town Common: 0.1 mi
- Dresser Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- World War Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Joe Capillo Park: 0.5 mi
- Henry Street Field: 0.6 mi
- Cole Forest: 0.6 mi
- McKinstry Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Shield's Frog Pond: 2.4 mi
- Thompson Family Forever Wild Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Blood Road Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Motion: 2.0 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 13.4 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 14.9 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 15.3 mi
- Guitar: 15.7 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 14.9 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 15.3 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 15.5 mi
- Path Continues: 7.4 mi
- Cellar Hole: 8.3 mi
- Old Root Cellar: 9.5 mi
- Path Continues?: 10.6 mi
- Momo's Rock: 11.8 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 3.5 mi
- Streeter Beach: 5.9 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 11.2 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 13.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 13.1 mi
- Small House Garden: 4.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.1 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 16.2 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 16.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 15.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 19.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 21.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 21.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 23.8 mi
- Cargill Falls: 12.4 mi
- Codfish Falls: 20.1 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 21.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.7 mi
- Picnic: 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of The Gold Star Mother. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coye Hill | SW 219° | 331 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blake Hill | W 268° | 328 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Mugget Hill | NNE 23° | 328 m | 7.1 mi |
| Hatchet Hill | SW 220° | 313 m | 4.4 mi |
| Doane Hill | N 3° | 310 m | 7.2 mi |
| Williams Hill | NNE 21° | 304 m | 6.5 mi |
| Casey Hill | N 6° | 303 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mugget Hill | NE 40° | 299 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 | 05:13 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11115465336
Day trips start here
- Southbridge · 0 mi
- South County · 4 mi
- Dudley · 5 mi
- Holland · 7 mi
- Woodstock · 7 mi
- Webster · 8 mi
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