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Bartlett Swamp

Bartlett Swamp from directly overhead

Bartlett Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.49353, -71.79651

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Bee Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Bayberry Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Justice Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Fournier Park: 2.1 mi
  • Barrett Park: 2.3 mi
  • Eagles Field: 2.4 mi
  • Sawyer Field: 2.5 mi
  • Monument Square: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Korean War Bell: 2.9 mi
  • Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Leominster Civil War Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Willard Memorial: 3.2 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 4.0 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.5 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.5 mi
  • Folly: 9.8 mi
  • Pan Statue: 9.9 mi
Attractions
  • Moses' Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Observation Tower: 4.6 mi
  • Whale Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 4.7 mi
  • Painted Rock: 6.2 mi
Museums: 48
Gardens: 44
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 7.9 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 28
  • Wilder Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Sterling Town Beach: 6.0 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 6.4 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 4.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.5 mi
  • The Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Bartlett Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettW 266°609 m4.6 mi
Little WachusettWSW 246°476 m5.2 mi
Pine HillW 263°440 m3.9 mi
Brown HillWSW 248°401 m5.9 mi
Church RockWNW 285°398 m6.0 mi
Prentiss HillW 275°386 m7.4 mi
Crow HillsNW 305°376 m4.0 mi
Ball HillNW 309°364 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29755672

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