Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Gardner Water Supply Land
Gardner Water Supply Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.62505, -71.99354
- 13.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.8 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 17 mi
- Overlook · 22 mi
- Waterfall · 23 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.2 mi
- Gardner Water Supply: 0.4 mi
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.4 mi
- Tarleton Conservation Restriction: 0.5 mi
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Town Line Hill: 1.0 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 1.3 mi
- Nineteenth Hill: 1.5 mi
- Howe Hill: 1.8 mi
- Beaman Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Bailey Brook Park: 2.1 mi
- Olivia Case Playground: 2.8 mi
- Stedman Playground: 2.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 3.0 mi
- Sweeney Memorial Playground: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Former Seth Heywood Site: 3.2 mi
- Veterans Monument: 3.2 mi
- Old Centre Burial Ground Bicentennial Plaque: 3.4 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Site of First Winchendon Church: 3.5 mi
Artworks
- Schoolboy of 1850: 4.1 mi
- Clyde II: 5.0 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 7.9 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 15.4 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 53
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 3.4 mi
- Yellow Chair: 5.3 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 6.8 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 7.3 mi
- Painted Rock: 9.7 mi
Museums: 28
- Gardner Museum: 3.2 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 4.4 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Ice Fall (in winter): 10.2 mi
- Ice Fall: 10.4 mi
- Jacob Hill: 11.7 mi
- Overlook: 14.3 mi
- Black Precipice: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 23
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Noahs Ark: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 23
- Holiday Cove: 3.5 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 4.1 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 4.9 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 5.1 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Emerson Falls: 9.2 mi
- Doane's Falls: 10.7 mi
- Doane's Falls: 10.8 mi
- Cascades: 11.0 mi
- Spirit Falls: 11.1 mi
Springs: 2
- The Ashburnham Spring: 4.5 mi
- Falcon Spring: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Trap Falls: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Gardner Water Supply Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Watatic | NE 46° | 555 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pratt Mountain | NNE 27° | 551 m | 8.4 mi |
| Nutting Hill | NE 41° | 491 m | 7.3 mi |
| Little Watatic Mountain | NE 47° | 478 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NE 50° | 468 m | 6.0 mi |
| Blood Hill | ENE 65° | 461 m | 7.7 mi |
| Emerson Hill | NE 37° | 460 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Hunger | ENE 69° | 439 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29701615
Day trips start here
- Gardner · 3 mi
- Ashburnham · 7 mi
- Westminster · 7 mi
- Rindge · 9 mi
- Fitchburg · 10 mi
- North County · 13 mi
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