Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cook Conservation Area
Cook Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. South Monoosnoc Hill stands 345 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.49465, -71.69414
- 17.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 29.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cook Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Chickering Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Conservation Com Land: 0.8 mi
- Chapman-Goodale Conservation Land: 0.8 mi
- Bartlett Pond Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Pellecchia Conservation Land & Canoe Launch: 1.0 mi
- McLaughlin Field - Babe Ruth Baseball: 1.7 mi
- Johnny Ro Veterans Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Route 117 Canoe Launch: 3.0 mi
- Eagles Field: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Ballard Hill: 1.6 mi
- Whittemore Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pond Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.2 mi
- Wekepeke Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- SPC Albert R. Jex: 2.4 mi
- PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 2.4 mi
- LTC Garnet Derby: 2.4 mi
- SGT Joshua A. Ward: 2.4 mi
- M-60A3 Tank: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- "Johnny Ro": 2.4 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 4.4 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 4.4 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 7.6 mi
- Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio: 7.6 mi
Museums
- Harvard Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 4.3 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 5.5 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 60
- Native Herb Garden: 4.4 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 4.7 mi
- Maybarton Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Attractions
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 6.2 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 6.3 mi
- Wachusett Dam: 6.3 mi
- Log Chair: 6.5 mi
- Whale Rock: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 27
- Thurston's Beach: 5.1 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 5.3 mi
- Wilder Beach: 5.6 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 6.0 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 13.0 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 17.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 9.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 10.5 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 10.7 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cascades: 6.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 8.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 13.0 mi
- The Falls: 17.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- The Ashburnham Spring: 14.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 1.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Cook Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Monoosnoc Hill | WNW 291° | 345 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bayberry Hill | WNW 282° | 325.5 m | 5.2 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 266° | 325 m | 5.2 mi |
| North Monoosnoc Hill | WNW 303° | 291 m | 6.3 mi |
| Justice Hill | W 264° | 288 m | 6.3 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 282° | 259 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ross Hill | SW 233° | 245 m | 4.6 mi |
| Rowley Hill | SW 235° | 239 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29764082
Day trips start here
- Leominster · 4 mi
- Clinton · 5 mi
- Shirley · 5 mi
- Harvard · 6 mi
- North County · 6 mi
- Fitchburg · 8 mi
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