Gardner Water Supply Land
Gardner Water Supply Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Howe Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 24.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 18 mi
- Overlook · 22 mi
- Waterfall · 23 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Howe Hill: 0.3 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 0.7 mi
- Beaman Hill: 0.9 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bickford Hill: 2.0 mi
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.5 mi
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.5 mi
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.9 mi
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.9 mi
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 1.0 mi
- Stedman Playground: 1.3 mi
- Olivia Case Playground: 1.6 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 1.7 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Pool & Spray Park: 1.8 mi
- Park Street Park: 1.8 mi
- Former Seth Heywood Site: 1.8 mi
- Veterans Monument: 1.9 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 2.0 mi
- Yellow Chair: 3.8 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 5.4 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 8.1 mi
- Painted Rock: 8.9 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 4.1 mi
- Clyde II: 6.4 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 8.6 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 14.3 mi
- CAVA: 17.8 mi
- Gardner Museum: 1.7 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 4.4 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 9.2 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Community Garden: 19.1 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 8.8 mi
- Ice Fall: 8.9 mi
- Jacob Hill: 12.8 mi
- Overlook: 13.6 mi
- Black Precipice: 18.6 mi
- Holiday Cove: 4.8 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 5.4 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 5.7 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 5.8 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 6.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascades: 9.9 mi
- Doane's Falls: 11.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 11.5 mi
- Doane's Falls: 11.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 4.6 mi
- Falcon Spring: 18.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 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 36° | 555 m | 7.9 mi |
| Nutting Hill | NNE 32° | 491 m | 8.1 mi |
| Little Watatic Mountain | NNE 34° | 478 m | 6.2 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NE 38° | 468 m | 6.7 mi |
| Blood Hill | NE 54° | 461 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Hunger | NE 55° | 439 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bush Hill | N 3° | 432 m | 7.4 mi |
| Jewell Hill | ENE 69° | 429 m | 6.6 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 | 07:15 | 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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29700607
Day trips start here
- Gardner · 2 mi
- Ashburnham · 5 mi
- Westminster · 5 mi
- Fitchburg · 9 mi
- Rindge · 10 mi
- North County · 12 mi
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