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Gardner Water Supply Land

Gardner Water Supply Land from directly overhead

Gardner Water Supply Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Perley Brook Reservoir, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.60131, -72.00224

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Beaman Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Coolidge Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Howe Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Washington Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Bailey Brook Park: 0.9 mi
  • Olivia Case Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Crystal Lake Park: 1.4 mi
  • Greenwood Memorial Pool & Spray Park: 1.5 mi
  • Stedman Playground: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 60
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 2.0 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 3.9 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 5.9 mi
  • Nutting Ledges: 8.8 mi
  • Observation Tower: 9.7 mi
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 5.1 mi
  • Clyde II: 6.1 mi
  • South Royalston Chicken: 7.7 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 15.1 mi
  • CAVA: 18.8 mi
Museums: 27
  • Gardner Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 5.3 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 6.1 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 7.2 mi
  • Fitchburg Historical Society: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 25
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 25
Beaches: 22
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 5.1 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 5.2 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 5.8 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Emerson Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Cascades: 10.8 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Gardner Water Supply Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WataticNE 40°555 m8.6 mi
Little Watatic MountainNE 39°478 m6.9 mi
Fisher HillNE 43°468 m7.5 mi
Mount HungerENE 58°439 m6.8 mi
Bush HillN 10°432 m7.7 mi
Jewell HillENE 70°429 m7.6 mi
Russell HillENE 63°414 m7.6 mi
Baldwin HillW 259°411 m8.0 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 solstice07:1515:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564706861483828
Precip in3.53.34.44.24.04.23.93.94.25.13.84.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29700518

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