Doak Conservation Restriction
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Doak Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 27.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 24 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
- Waterfall · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Hill: 0.5 mi
- Alpine Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cowees Hill: 1.3 mi
- Brown Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bean Porridge Hill: 1.7 mi
- Littlefield Farm: 1.1 mi
- Littlefield Farm: 1.2 mi
- City of Fitchburg Agricultural Preservation Restriction: 1.8 mi
- Crocker Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Montalvo - Huhn & Huhn Montalvo Conservation Restriction: 2.1 mi
- Moran Field: 1.3 mi
- Phillips Playground: 1.6 mi
- Gateway Park: 2.2 mi
- Crocker Playground: 2.3 mi
- Caldwell Park: 2.4 mi
- Painted Rock: 2.6 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Moses' Rock: 3.9 mi
- Whale Rock: 4.0 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 4.5 mi
- Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 2.8 mi
- Fitchburg Creamery: 2.9 mi
- Steam Turbine Monument: 3.0 mi
- Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Frankie K9 Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 3.9 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 8.6 mi
- Clyde II: 11.5 mi
- CAVA: 12.9 mi
- Observatory: 13.0 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 3.7 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 4.2 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 14.0 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 2.4 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 5.9 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- Wilder Beach: 6.4 mi
- Holiday Cove: 7.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cascades: 4.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 6.7 mi
- The Falls: 15.7 mi
- Doane's Falls: 17.8 mi
- Ice Fall: 7.6 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 7.6 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 14.6 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 17.3 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 4.0 mi
- Falcon Spring: 21.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.8 mi
- Trap Falls: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 24.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 9.5 mi
- Dana: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Doak Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Watatic | NNW 346° | 555 m | 7.1 mi |
| Little Watatic Mountain | NNW 333° | 478 m | 6.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NNW 339° | 468 m | 6.2 mi |
| Blood Hill | N 1° | 461 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NNW 339° | 439 m | 4.2 mi |
| Jewell Hill | N 357° | 429 m | 2.9 mi |
| Russell Hill | N 352° | 414 m | 3.7 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 317° | 409 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29757126
Day trips start here
- Fitchburg · 3 mi
- Ashburnham · 5 mi
- Westminster · 5 mi
- Gardner · 7 mi
- Leominster · 7 mi
- North County · 8 mi
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