Barre Falls Flood Control Area
Barre Falls Flood Control Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Brown Hill stands 401 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 25.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 20 mi
- Overlook · 25 mi
- Waterfall · 25 mi
- Summit House · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oak Hill: 1.5 mi
- Harding Hill: 1.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.4 mi
- Barrack Hill: 3.0 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.2 mi
- Barre Falls Project Area: 2.4 mi
- Rutland Conservation Land: 2.8 mi
- Eva's Woods: 3.1 mi
- Jacob Riis Farm: 3.1 mi
- Williams Woods: 3.4 mi
- Wright Memorial Field: 2.9 mi
- Felton Field: 3.1 mi
- Rufus Putnam Park: 3.9 mi
- Town Common: 4.0 mi
- Charles March Memorial Field: 4.2 mi
- Path Continues: 3.6 mi
- Path Continues: 3.7 mi
- Path Continues: 3.9 mi
- Old Car: 4.1 mi
- Path Continues: 4.6 mi
- 1932 Rutland train crash site: 4.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Williams Homestead Ruins: 8.1 mi
- Williams Homestead Ruins: 8.1 mi
- Stone Bridge historical marker: 9.8 mi
- Fisher Museum: 12.3 mi
- Gardner Museum: 13.1 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 13.2 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 14.7 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 14.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.7 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 13.1 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Guitar: 12.1 mi
- Human Chess Board: 14.2 mi
- Tremont Columns: 14.4 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 14.8 mi
- Celtic Cross: 15.1 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 11.1 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 12.2 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 14.4 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 15.0 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 17.2 mi
- Overlook: 8.4 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 9.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 9.7 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 10.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 13.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 14.8 mi
- Cascades: 16.5 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 17.9 mi
- Doane's Falls: 19.5 mi
- Doane's Falls: 19.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 23.4 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 18.3 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Barre Falls Flood Control Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Hill | NE 56° | 401 m | 8.2 mi |
| Canesto Hill | N 356° | 400 m | 8.4 mi |
| Rice Hill | E 98° | 386 m | 5.4 mi |
| Ragged Hill | N 6° | 386 m | 8.6 mi |
| Hawes Hill | NW 317° | 383 m | 6.0 mi |
| Babbitt Hill | NW 319° | 376 m | 6.4 mi |
| Allen Hill | NW 304° | 374 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mellen Hill | ENE 71° | 371 m | 5.7 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 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/877358283
Day trips start here
- Princeton · 9 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 11 mi
- Spencer · 11 mi
- Ashburnham · 12 mi
- Westminster · 12 mi
- Gardner · 13 mi
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