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Campbell Forest

Campbell Forest from directly overhead

Campbell Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the east, 5.5 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.1 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11612, -71.32028

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pleasant Street Park: 2.9 mi
  • Sweatt Park: 3.4 mi
  • Pleasant Meadows Farm Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Village Street Conservation Area: 3.5 mi
  • DelCarte Reservation: 3.5 mi
Attractions
  • 2: 3.3 mi
  • 1: 3.3 mi
  • 13: 3.3 mi
  • 14: 3.3 mi
  • 15: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Tom Brady: 3.3 mi
  • Zullo Gallery: 4.9 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 7.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 7.4 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 10.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 3.4 mi
  • Morseville: 3.9 mi
  • Fire Fighters Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 4.1 mi
  • Historic and Cultural Resources: 4.2 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 58
Cliffs: 41
  • King Philip Cave: 7.5 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 7.6 mi
  • The Wall: 9.8 mi
  • Condo Rock: 10.1 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 7.9 mi
  • 35: 7.9 mi
  • 1: 8.0 mi
  • 16-34: 8.0 mi
  • 15: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.0 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 13.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 13.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Campbell Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillE 84°163 m5.5 mi
Bald HillSW 235°145 m8.2 mi
Bluff HillE 92°138 m5.3 mi
Oak HillSW 230°138 m8.5 mi
Bucks HillSW 217°137 m7.1 mi
Snow HillNNE 12°137 m7.6 mi
Cedar HillNNE 18°134 m7.2 mi
Miller HillNW 308°129 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:1115:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737264534334
Precip in3.93.44.84.43.64.23.64.03.75.04.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29838850

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