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Chapman-Goodale Conservation Land

Chapman-Goodale Conservation Land from directly overhead

Chapman-Goodale Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Ball Hill stands 364 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett Pond Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.49569, -71.71050

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • McLaughlin Field - Babe Ruth Baseball: 0.9 mi
  • Pellecchia Conservation Land & Canoe Launch: 1.6 mi
  • Johnny Ro Veterans Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Eagles Field: 2.2 mi
  • Fournier Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Pine Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Pond Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Ballard Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Legate Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Wekepeke Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • SPC Albert R. Jex: 1.9 mi
  • PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 1.9 mi
  • LTC Garnet Derby: 1.9 mi
  • SGT Joshua A. Ward: 1.9 mi
  • M-60A3 Tank: 1.9 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 6.4 mi
  • Wachusett Dam: 6.4 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 55
Beaches: 26
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 6.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.7 mi
  • The Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 1.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Chapman-Goodale Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ball HillWNW 285°364 m7.0 mi
South Monoosnoc HillWNW 294°345 m5.0 mi
Bayberry HillWNW 283°325.5 m4.4 mi
Rocky HillW 264°325 m4.4 mi
Wolfden HillW 273°297 m7.1 mi
North Monoosnoc HillNW 307°291 m5.6 mi
Justice HillW 263°288 m5.5 mi
Palmer HillWNW 297°274 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29755690

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