Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Fitzpatrick Road Parcel
Fitzpatrick Road Parcel is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Goat Hill stands 268 m to the southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Neighborhood Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.18973, -71.71140
- 10.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 24 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Neighborhood Park: 0.3 mi
- Blackstone River Park: 0.5 mi
- Cedar Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverview Park: 0.9 mi
- Tricentennial Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Lazy Hill: 0.5 mi
- Potter Hill: 1.1 mi
- Brigham Hill: 1.4 mi
- Keith Hill: 1.7 mi
- Leland Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Fisherville Pond Access: 0.9 mi
- Blackstone River Land: 0.9 mi
- George Knowlton Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Martha Deering Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Gabelein Wood: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Old Black Oak: 1.6 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 4.3 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 4.3 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 5.9 mi
- Worcester Wall: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
- The Goddard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark: 5.7 mi
- Henry Billings Memorial: 5.9 mi
- WWII & Korean War Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 43
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 7.1 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 8.8 mi
Museums: 40
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 3.9 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 5.4 mi
- EcoTarium: 5.9 mi
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center: 6.0 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 39
- Point Rok Beach: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Beach: 5.5 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 8.7 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 11.1 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 39
- Sundial: 5.9 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 5.9 mi
- Siegfried: 5.9 mi
- The Hand of Christ: 6.0 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 21
- Picnic: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- 1: 24.1 mi
- 36: 24.1 mi
- Site #36: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.0 mi
- Condo Rock: 10.8 mi
- The Wall: 11.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 11.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 22.9 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cargill Falls: 21.5 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Fitzpatrick Road Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Hill | SW 221° | 268 m | 7.9 mi |
| Whittier Hill | SW 226° | 256 m | 6.9 mi |
| King Hill | SSW 206° | 253 m | 4.4 mi |
| Federal Hill | WSW 246° | 244 m | 7.3 mi |
| Potter Hill | WSW 240° | 241 m | 5.1 mi |
| Putnam Hill | SSW 213° | 231 m | 5.8 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 332° | 231 m | 7.7 mi |
| Freeland Hill | SW 225° | 229 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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/29768761
Day trips start here
- Blackstone Valley · 1 mi
- Millbury · 3 mi
- Upton · 6 mi
- Shrewsbury · 7 mi
- Worcester · 7 mi
- Boroughs · 11 mi
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