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Ehrich Forest

Ehrich Forest from directly overhead

Ehrich Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 393 m. Gap Mountain - South Peak stands 579 m to the north-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 11 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.71015, -72.20194

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Royalston Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 2.7 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse Marker: 5.9 mi
  • Colonial Home 1777 Marker: 6.7 mi
  • Spirit of the American Doughboy Monument: 7.6 mi
Parks
Museums: 33
  • Royalston Post Office: 2.7 mi
  • Royalston Historical Society: 2.7 mi
  • The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 7.9 mi
  • Troy Station: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Stone Bridge: 2.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Jacob Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Troy Cliffs: 7.8 mi
  • Black Precipice: 11.2 mi
  • Billings Fold: 11.5 mi
  • Table Rock: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 3.0 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 3.8 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 7.5 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Royalston Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 13
  • South Royalston Chicken: 6.1 mi
  • Clyde II: 7.8 mi
  • Armillary: 15.3 mi
  • Reaching: 15.4 mi
  • Aurora: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 13.9 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • John Pierce Garden: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 11.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Ehrich Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gap Mountain - South PeakNNE 23°579 m8.2 mi
Little Monadnock MountainN 358°571 m5.5 mi
Mount GraceW 261°491 m7.9 mi
The PinnacleNNE 24°467 m5.6 mi
Grassy HillNNW 336°446 m4.6 mi
Bennetts KnobW 262°444 m7.7 mi
Attleboro MountainNW 310°427 m7.2 mi
Cubleigh HillNNE 27°419 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29674774

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