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Cascades East

Cascades East from directly overhead

Cascades East is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascades Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 0.9 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28948, -71.86496

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cascades Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tatnuck Square: 0.9 mi
  • Bailey-Prouty Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Greenview Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bailey-Prouty Playground: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 0.6 mi
  • Thinking Rock: 0.7 mi
  • Cousins' Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Continues to Tent Platform: 3.4 mi
  • Ford on Rocks: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Eddy Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Moreland Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Stonehouse Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Asnebumskit Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Maple Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 35
  • Guitar: 1.4 mi
  • Human Chess Board: 2.9 mi
  • Tremont Columns: 3.2 mi
  • Sigmund Freud: 3.4 mi
  • Celtic Cross: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 33
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 1.7 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Secret Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Lawn Garden: 8.6 mi
Museums: 30
Beaches: 26
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Picnic: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emerson Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Cascades: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Cascades East. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Asnebumskit HillWNW 297°421 m1.8 mi
Little Asnebumskit HillNW 307°399 m2.4 mi
Crocker HillWNW 300°369 m3.4 mi
Pine HillNNW 331°361 m4.3 mi
Elliott HillWSW 259°359 m2.9 mi
Cooper HillW 276°358 m2.4 mi
Turkey HillNW 310°355 m4.9 mi
Howe HillW 266°352 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4620:28
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29683092

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