Crooks Cross Road
Crooks Cross Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Crocker Hill stands 369 m to the east-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Doane Pond, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 24 mi
- Summit House · 26 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
- Waterfall · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doane Pond: 0.2 mi
- Doane Pond: 0.3 mi
- Bell Hill: 0.7 mi
- Horse Pond: 0.7 mi
- Brooks Pond: 1.6 mi
- Doanes Hill: 0.5 mi
- Tarbell Hill: 0.6 mi
- Newell Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bell Hill: 0.7 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.0 mi
- North Brookfield Common: 0.9 mi
- Powder Mill Park: 4.0 mi
- Turkey Hill Brook Park: 4.2 mi
- Wire Village Ball Park: 4.2 mi
- Turkey Hill Brook Park: 4.2 mi
- Path Continues: 3.7 mi
- Old Car: 3.9 mi
- Path Continues: 4.1 mi
- Corridor 71 Continues: 4.1 mi
- Path Continues: 4.2 mi
- KIA Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Dr. Milman Pease Fountain: 4.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Warren Civil War Monument: 7.8 mi
- 1932 Rutland train crash site: 9.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 11.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.1 mi
- Small House Garden: 12.2 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 13.8 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 13.8 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 14.0 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 14.5 mi
- EcoTarium: 15.7 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 3.5 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 4.9 mi
- Streeter Beach: 12.3 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 17.7 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 18.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 10.9 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 12.2 mi
- Overlook: 13.5 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 16.9 mi
- Ice Fall: 17.0 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 22.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 22.1 mi
- Cascades: 23.5 mi
- Picnic: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Crooks Cross Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker Hill | ENE 74° | 369 m | 8.0 mi |
| Ragged Hill | W 274° | 368 m | 5.7 mi |
| Elliott Hill | E 91° | 359 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cooper Hill | E 85° | 358 m | 8.3 mi |
| Coys Hill | WSW 250° | 356 m | 7.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | ENE 62° | 355 m | 7.8 mi |
| Tufts Hill | NNW 346° | 351 m | 2.4 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 70° | 343 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29757657
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 5 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 12 mi
- South County · 13 mi
- Southbridge · 14 mi
- Worcester · 14 mi
- Princeton · 15 mi
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