- Elevation, modelled
- 192 m
- Tallest summit within 7.7 miles
- Mount Wachusett609 m · 6.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lost Villages Scenic Byway16.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 42.5569, -71.7989
Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 192 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascades, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wachusett | SW 224° | 609 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 218° | 440 m | 6.1 mi |
| Jewell Hill | NNW 331° | 429 m | 6.6 mi |
| Russell Hill | NNW 332° | 414 m | 7.4 mi |
| Church Rock | WSW 244° | 398 m | 6.4 mi |
| Crow Hills | SW 236° | 376 m | 3.8 mi |
| Brown Hill | NNW 331° | 368 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ball Hill | SW 222° | 364 m | 3.4 mi |
- 16.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
- 24.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 27.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Hill: 0.2 mi
- Monoosnoc Hills: 0.3 mi
- Mount Elam: 0.6 mi
- North Monoosnoc Hill: 0.9 mi
- Carter Hill: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Whale Rock: 0.3 mi
- Moses' Rock: 0.3 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 0.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 1.9 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Dolloff Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Mt. Elam Road: 0.4 mi
- Notown Reservoir: 1.1 mi
- Notown Reservoir: 1.2 mi
- Notown Reservoir: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Coggshall Park: 0.4 mi
- South Fitchburg Playground: 1.0 mi
- Bartley-Nolan Park: 1.3 mi
- Parkhill: 1.3 mi
- Sadie Quatrale Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Frankie K9 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Steam Turbine Monument: 1.8 mi
- Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- "Johnny Ro": 4.5 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 8.0 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 10.1 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 10.2 mi
- Forest Bells: 13.1 mi
Museums: 46
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 2.1 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 2.4 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 42
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 10.1 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 27
- The Beach at Arrive: 3.1 mi
- Wilder Beach: 3.1 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 3.2 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 4.3 mi
- Swimming Hole: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Cascades: 0.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 2.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 8.1 mi
- The Falls: 15.7 mi
- Doane's Falls: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Ice Fall: 6.8 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 6.9 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 12.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 8.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- The Ashburnham Spring: 8.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
- Dana: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 2 mi away.
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- Leominster · 3 mi
- North County · 5 mi
- Ashburnham · 6 mi
- Westminster · 6 mi
- Princeton · 8 mi
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