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Bartlett Swamp

Bartlett Swamp from directly overhead

Bartlett Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. 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

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Coordinates42.49765, -71.80090

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Bayberry Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Long Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Justice Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Bee Hill: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Barrett Park: 2.2 mi
  • Fournier Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sawyer Field: 2.5 mi
  • Eagles 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: 3.1 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 4.1 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.7 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.7 mi
  • Folly: 10.1 mi
  • Pan Statue: 10.2 mi
Attractions
  • Moses' Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Whale Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Observation Tower: 4.4 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 4.4 mi
  • Painted Rock: 5.9 mi
Museums: 48
Gardens: 43
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 8.3 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 28
  • Wilder Beach: 5.9 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 6.2 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Sterling Town Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 4.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.2 mi
  • The Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Bartlett Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettW 262°609 m4.4 mi
Little WachusettWSW 242°476 m5.1 mi
Pine HillWSW 259°440 m3.7 mi
Brown HillWSW 244°401 m5.8 mi
Church RockWNW 283°398 m5.7 mi
Prentiss HillW 273°386 m7.1 mi
Crow HillsWNW 303°376 m3.6 mi
Ball HillNW 307°364 m2.7 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/29755718

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