Blood Road Conservation Area
Blood Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the north, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Prindle Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 13.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 27.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Prindle Hill: 0.7 mi
- Dresser Hill: 1.2 mi
- Blood Hill: 1.7 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 2.2 mi
- Prindle Lake Park: 0.8 mi
- Charlton Town Common: 2.4 mi
- Henry Street Field: 2.6 mi
- Joe Capillo Park: 2.7 mi
- Southbridge Town Common: 2.8 mi
- Shield's Frog Pond: 1.3 mi
- Stonegate Estates Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Great Blue Heron Cove: 2.5 mi
- Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- McKinstry Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Charlton Soldier Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Bruce Lamprey Memorial Tree: 2.3 mi
- Charlton Civil War Monument: 2.3 mi
- Charlton Soldier Memorial: 2.3 mi
- William T. G. Morton Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Cellar Hole: 5.6 mi
- Path Continues: 5.6 mi
- Path Continues: 6.4 mi
- Path Continues: 7.2 mi
- Path Continues: 7.4 mi
- Motion: 1.5 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 10.6 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 12.1 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 12.5 mi
- Guitar: 13.0 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 13.5 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 15.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.6 mi
- Small House Garden: 5.7 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 13.4 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 13.8 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 6.0 mi
- Streeter Beach: 7.2 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 12.4 mi
- Memorial Beach: 15.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.5 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 19.4 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 21.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 23.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 23.8 mi
- Cargill Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cascade: 20.6 mi
- Codfish Falls: 22.8 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 23.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
- Picnic: 7.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Blood Road Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mugget Hill | N 11° | 328 m | 4.6 mi |
| Long Hill | N 11° | 328 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blake Hill | WSW 253° | 328 m | 7.8 mi |
| Flat Hill | N 10° | 324 m | 7.1 mi |
| Hatchet Hill | SW 221° | 313 m | 7.2 mi |
| Doane Hill | NNW 343° | 310 m | 5.4 mi |
| Williams Hill | N 5° | 304 m | 4.0 mi |
| Casey Hill | N 349° | 303 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/888937600
Day trips start here
- South County · 2 mi
- Southbridge · 3 mi
- Dudley · 5 mi
- Webster · 7 mi
- Holland · 9 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
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