Axtell Forest
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Axtell Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Green Hill stands 231 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Willard House and Clock Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Institute Road Forest: 1.0 mi
- Hennessy Land: 1.2 mi
- Off Snow Road: 1.3 mi
- Suzanne Road Land: 1.3 mi
- Doris Drive Land: 1.5 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 1.2 mi
- Nelson Park: 1.4 mi
- Hyder Park: 1.5 mi
- Pratts Pond: 1.5 mi
- Secret Garden Entrance: 1.6 mi
- Green Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.1 mi
- Boston Hill: 2.5 mi
- Fay Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
- Old Black Oak: 2.3 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 4.9 mi
- Mine Shaft: 5.6 mi
- Worcester Wall: 6.3 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 7.9 mi
- Spag's Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 4.4 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 4.8 mi
- Siegfried: 4.8 mi
- Sundial: 4.9 mi
- Stone Griffins (Lion Gate): 5.8 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 6.4 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 0.2 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- EcoTarium: 4.9 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 6.0 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 6.6 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 7.4 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Berlin Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Shade Garden: 8.7 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.7 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 2.8 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 5.0 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 8.4 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 8.7 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 23.8 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 9.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Condo Rock: 10.1 mi
- The Wall: 10.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.5 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Cascades: 22.8 mi
- Emerson Falls: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Axtell Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hill | WNW 302° | 231 m | 6.3 mi |
| Millstone Hill | WNW 301° | 229 m | 5.8 mi |
| Crown Hill | WNW 297° | 229 m | 6.3 mi |
| Meeting House Hall | NNW 339° | 225 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rawson Hill | NNW 343° | 223 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Ararat | SW 234° | 223 m | 6.8 mi |
| Chandler Hill | WNW 291° | 222 m | 6.0 mi |
| Union Hill | W 271° | 217 m | 5.5 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 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 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 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29769210
Day trips start here
- Shrewsbury · 4 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 5 mi
- Millbury · 5 mi
- Upton · 6 mi
- Boroughs · 7 mi
- Worcester · 7 mi
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