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C.M. Gardner State Park

C.M. Gardner State Park from directly overhead

C.M. Gardner State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Round Top Hill stands 538 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
1955
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.26950, -72.86547

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Norwich Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Deer Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Horse Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Little Moose Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Great Moose Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Pettis Field: 2.5 mi
  • Town Park: 5.6 mi
  • Town Park: 5.6 mi
  • Town Park: 5.6 mi
  • Town Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks: 48
  • Guild Art Supply: 10.1 mi
  • The Globe: 10.1 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 11.0 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 11.4 mi
  • Epiphany: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 43
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 10.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 10.9 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 27
Waterfalls: 25
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Waterfall: 12.2 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 17.9 mi
  • cascade: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Titans Piazza: 13.8 mi
  • Corps Wall: 17.1 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 17.1 mi
  • Grotto: 17.2 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 11
  • David Musante Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 10.9 mi
  • County Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.4 mi
Springs: 5
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 11.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 11.9 mi
  • Rd: 12.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of C.M. Gardner State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round Top HillW 261°538 m6.2 mi
Holcomb HillNW 309°525 m6.0 mi
Gobble MountainWNW 287°504 m6.9 mi
Fays HillWNW 289°488 m4.5 mi
Dug HillSW 222°486 m5.8 mi
Mount PisgahNE 42°468 m4.3 mi
Shaw LedgesNNE 29°460 m7.1 mi
Green HillWSW 237°456 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:32
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29747169

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