Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Ashburnham State Forest
Ashburnham State Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 365 m. New Ipswich Mountain stands 563 m to the northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.69793, -71.97442
- 17.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 20 mi
- Overlook · 24 mi
- Waterfall · 25 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rocky Hill: 0.5 mi
- Bush Hill: 0.9 mi
- Griswold Hill: 2.0 mi
- Weatherbee Hill: 2.2 mi
- Swallow Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Beals Gorge C Trust Conservation Restriction: 0.7 mi
- Ashburnham State Forest: 0.9 mi
- Dack Conservation Restriction: 1.0 mi
- Bear Meadow Brook Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Noonday Farm Conservation Restriction: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Wellington Park: 2.6 mi
- Wellington Park: 2.6 mi
- Winchendon Community Park: 3.3 mi
- Wendall P. Clark Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Ridge Common: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Old Winchendon Pump House Site: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- World War 2 Honor Roll: 4.0 mi
- World War 1 Honor Roll: 4.0 mi
- Winchendon World War 1 Monument: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Clyde II: 4.2 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 5.2 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 10.0 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 12.5 mi
- Armillary: 15.0 mi
Museums: 36
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 4.0 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 5.4 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Gardner Museum: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 34
- Nutting Ledges: 3.9 mi
- Barrett House: 7.0 mi
- Barrett House: 7.2 mi
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 8.4 mi
- Yellow Chair: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 24
- Ripple Beach Cove: 1.1 mi
- Holiday Cove: 1.7 mi
- Jowder's Cove Beach: 6.3 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 6.8 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Trap Falls: 10.2 mi
- Spirit Falls: 11.8 mi
- Doane's Falls: 12.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 12.1 mi
- Doane's Falls: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 15
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 11.4 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Noahs Ark: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Jacob Hill: 11.6 mi
- Black Precipice: 13.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 13.2 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 14.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 14.7 mi
Springs: 3
- The Ashburnham Spring: 5.1 mi
- Falcon Spring: 12.4 mi
- River Road Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Trap Falls: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Newhall Recreation Area: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dana: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Ashburnham State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Ipswich Mountain | NE 42° | 563 m | 4.4 mi |
| Barrett Mountain | NE 34° | 561 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Watatic | E 91° | 555 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pratt Mountain | NE 49° | 551 m | 3.7 mi |
| Kidder Mountain | NE 38° | 549 m | 7.5 mi |
| Stony Top | NE 44° | 531 m | 4.0 mi |
| Wildcat Hill | NE 36° | 529 m | 7.4 mi |
| Nutting Hill | E 83° | 491 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham N, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29700922
Day trips start here
- Rindge · 4 mi
- Gardner · 9 mi
- Ashburnham · 11 mi
- Westminster · 11 mi
- Fitchburg · 12 mi
- Leominster · 16 mi
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