Donald Powers Memorial Forest
Donald Powers Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Elliott Hill stands 359 m to the north-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Path Continues, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Path Continues: 0.6 mi
- Cellar Hole: 0.6 mi
- Path Continues: 1.1 mi
- Path Continues: 3.4 mi
- Path Continues: 3.7 mi
- Conservation Commission Land: 0.6 mi
- Stafford Street Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Fay Mountain Farm: 1.3 mi
- Fay Mountain Farm: 1.3 mi
- Four Chimneys Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Long Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.0 mi
- Flat Hill: 1.4 mi
- Austin Hill: 1.6 mi
- Little Mugget Hill: 1.6 mi
- William T. G. Morton Monument: 1.5 mi
- Northside Militia Training Field: 1.5 mi
- Bond Square: 3.5 mi
- General John Spurr House: 3.6 mi
- Saad Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Militia Lot: 1.5 mi
- Ye Olde Commons: 1.9 mi
- Railroad Park: 2.2 mi
- Railroad Park: 2.3 mi
- Rochdale Park: 2.4 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 8.0 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 8.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.2 mi
- Small House Garden: 9.3 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 6.1 mi
- Motion: 6.7 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 7.0 mi
- Guitar: 7.1 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 7.5 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 8.7 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 9.7 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 9.7 mi
- EcoTarium: 10.9 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- Streeter Beach: 10.5 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 10.7 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 11.7 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 12.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.7 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 16.1 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 21.3 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 21.3 mi
- Picnic: 13.4 mi
- Cargill Falls: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Donald Powers Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Hill | NNE 13° | 359 m | 6.8 mi |
| Howe Hill | NNE 19° | 352 m | 7.4 mi |
| Moose Hill | N 356° | 331 m | 6.4 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 315° | 328 m | 1.0 mi |
| Little Mugget Hill | SW 221° | 328 m | 1.6 mi |
| Burncoat Hill | N 351° | 327 m | 4.0 mi |
| Prouty Hill | NNW 343° | 327 m | 4.4 mi |
| Carey Hill | NNE 25° | 327 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/888753650
Day trips start here
- South County · 5 mi
- Spencer · 5 mi
- Southbridge · 9 mi
- Worcester · 9 mi
- Dudley · 10 mi
- Millbury · 10 mi
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