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Floodswood Conservation Area

Floodswood Conservation Area from directly overhead

Floodswood Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the west-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith / Rodecki Water Suuply Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.9 miles off.

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Coordinates42.57633, -72.03359

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Smith / Rodecki Water Suuply Land: 0.3 mi
  • Smith / Rodecki Water Supply Land: 0.7 mi
  • Ebenezer Keyes Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
  • E Templeton Pond Dam Project: 1.0 mi
  • Gardner Water Supply Land: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Kermit Coleman Field: 1.1 mi
  • Greenwood Playground: 1.6 mi
  • Olivia Case Playground: 1.8 mi
  • Houghton Park: 1.8 mi
  • Maki Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Greenwood Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Washington Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Beaman Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Dolbier Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Kendall Hill: 2.6 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • South Royalston Chicken: 6.9 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 7.3 mi
  • Clyde II: 7.4 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 16.1 mi
  • CAVA: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 27
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 11.7 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 16.0 mi
Museums: 27
  • Gardner Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 5.3 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 7.4 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 7.6 mi
  • Fisher Museum: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 26
Beaches: 21
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 5.2 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 7.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Emerson Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Cascades: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Floodswood Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillWSW 253°416 m7.4 mi
Baldwin HillW 272°411 m6.2 mi
Meeting House HillNE 52°409 m7.5 mi
Packard HillNE 45°407 m7.2 mi
Town Line HillNNE 30°406 m4.9 mi
Ward HillW 266°405 m7.1 mi
Canesto HillS 191°400 m4.3 mi
Church RockESE 124°398 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1615:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665706860483828
Precip in3.53.23.93.73.64.54.44.34.34.93.94.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birch Hill DAM, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29683829

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