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Claire Birtz Wildlife Sanctuary

Claire Birtz Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Claire Birtz Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Coye Hill stands 331 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Griggs Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Opacum Land Trust
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.03267, -72.01419
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Stevens Park: 2.9 mi
  • Southbridge Town Common: 2.9 mi
  • Dresser Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • World War Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
  • Joe Capillo Park: 3.3 mi
Attractions
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 10.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 37
  • Motion: 4.8 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 15.1 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 16.7 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 17.1 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 17.7 mi
Museums: 33
Gardens: 18
  • Small House Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 18.1 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cargill Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade: 17.8 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Cascades: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 3.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 23.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Claire Birtz Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coye HillWSW 239°331 m6.6 mi
Blake HillWNW 293°328 m6.7 mi
Hatchet HillW 261°313 m3.5 mi
Mugget HillNNE 23°299 m7.6 mi
Corbin HillSW 236°289 m4.9 mi
Leadmine MountainWNW 301°287 m6.0 mi
Coatney HillS 184°283 m5.3 mi
Joe Margy HillS 191°281 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465766706962494031
Precip in4.13.54.64.43.74.44.34.44.25.04.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • hairy rubber cup6 obs
  • Velvet-footed Tap4 obs
  • Blue Jay3 obs
  • Eastern Newt3 obs
  • Black-capped Chickadee3 obs
  • Mourning Dove2 obs
  • American Robin2 obs
  • Common Garter Snake2 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1448499249

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