Crocker Conservation Area
Crocker Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Little Watatic Mountain stands 478 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Caldwell Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 25.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caldwell Park: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.6 mi
- Old City Hall Park: 1.0 mi
- Monument Square: 1.1 mi
- Saima Park: 1.2 mi
- Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 0.8 mi
- Fitchburg Creamery: 1.0 mi
- Steam Turbine Monument: 1.1 mi
- Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Frankie K9 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 0.9 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Moses' Rock: 2.5 mi
- Whale Rock: 2.5 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 5.9 mi
- Alpine Hill: 0.9 mi
- Rollstone Hill: 1.0 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.2 mi
- Brown Hill: 2.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.4 mi
- City of Fitchburg Agricultural Preservation Restriction: 1.1 mi
- Littlefield Farm: 1.6 mi
- City Forest: 1.6 mi
- Littlefield Farm: 1.8 mi
- Doak Conservation Restriction: 2.1 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 5.7 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 6.9 mi
- CAVA: 11.6 mi
- Observatory: 11.7 mi
- The Venuses Rest: 11.7 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 2.1 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 5.5 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 12.1 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 3.8 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 3.9 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 4.0 mi
- Wilder Beach: 4.3 mi
- Swimming Hole: 8.5 mi
- Cascades: 2.8 mi
- Emerson Falls: 3.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 5.8 mi
- The Falls: 14.3 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 19.3 mi
- Ice Fall: 8.3 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 8.3 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 12.6 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 16.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 5.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.7 mi
- Falcon Spring: 22.8 mi
- Trap Falls: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 22.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.7 mi
- Dana: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Crocker Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Watatic Mountain | NW 319° | 478 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NW 324° | 468 m | 7.4 mi |
| Blood Hill | NNW 340° | 461 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NW 319° | 439 m | 5.5 mi |
| Jewell Hill | NW 324° | 429 m | 3.9 mi |
| Russell Hill | NW 326° | 414 m | 4.7 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | WNW 304° | 409 m | 6.1 mi |
| Packard Hill | WNW 303° | 407 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Coop, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/741651255
Day trips start here
- Fitchburg · 1 mi
- Ashburnham · 6 mi
- Leominster · 6 mi
- Westminster · 6 mi
- North County · 7 mi
- Gardner · 9 mi
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