Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Five Mile River Access
Five Mile River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Crocker Hill stands 369 m to the east-northeast, 7.5 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.26211, -72.05138
- 6.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 26 mi
- Summit House · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Five Mile River Access: 0.1 mi
- Five Mile River Access: 0.1 mi
- Five Mile River Access: 0.3 mi
- Five Mile River Access: 0.3 mi
- Five Mile River Access: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Bonds Hill: 1.2 mi
- Tarbell Hill: 1.5 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.5 mi
- Newell Hill: 1.6 mi
- Batcheller Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
- North Brookfield Common: 1.7 mi
- Powder Mill Park: 2.4 mi
- Bemis Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- Wire Village Ball Park: 2.9 mi
- Turkey Hill Brook Park: 2.9 mi
Attractions
- Path Continues: 2.0 mi
- Old Root Cellar: 3.6 mi
- Path Continues: 4.0 mi
- Path Continues: 4.0 mi
- Path Continues: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Dr. Milman Pease Fountain: 4.2 mi
- KIA Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Warren Civil War Monument: 8.0 mi
- Northside Militia Training Field: 8.4 mi
Museums: 29
- Worcester Historical Museum: 12.6 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 12.7 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 12.8 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 13.2 mi
- EcoTarium: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 26
- Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 10.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 10.9 mi
- Small House Garden: 11.0 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 21
- Guitar: 9.3 mi
- Motion: 11.2 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 11.4 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 11.7 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 11
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 2.0 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 5.2 mi
- Streeter Beach: 11.3 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 16.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 9.7 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 14.0 mi
- Overlook: 15.2 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 17.1 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Emerson Falls: 22.8 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 23.9 mi
- Cascades: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Five Mile River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker Hill | ENE 62° | 369 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ragged Hill | WNW 285° | 368 m | 7.0 mi |
| Elliott Hill | E 79° | 359 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cooper Hill | ENE 73° | 358 m | 7.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 49° | 355 m | 7.6 mi |
| Howe Hill | ENE 77° | 352 m | 7.7 mi |
| Tufts Hill | NNW 336° | 351 m | 4.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | ENE 56° | 343 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29700391
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 3 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 11 mi
- South County · 11 mi
- Southbridge · 13 mi
- Worcester · 13 mi
- Holland · 15 mi
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