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George H. Nichols F.C.

George H. Nichols F.C. from directly overhead

George H. Nichols F.C. is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Green Hill stands 231 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hyder Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26083, -71.65438

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hyder Park: 0.4 mi
  • Veterans Freedom Park: 1.2 mi
  • Secret Garden Entrance: 2.2 mi
  • Pratt Farm Playground: 2.3 mi
  • Bay State Green: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Boston Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Fox Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Green Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Vinal Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Whitney Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fox Hill Parcel: 1.3 mi
  • Libbey Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Despres Family Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Axtell Forest: 1.9 mi
  • Hop Brook F.C.: 2.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 3.9 mi
  • First Meeting House in Shrewsbury: 4.0 mi
  • Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Fire and Police Memorial: 4.0 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens: 60
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 16
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 22.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 22.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 22.0 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascades: 21.7 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of George H. Nichols F.C.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Green HillWNW 286°231 m6.8 mi
Millstone HillWNW 283°229 m6.4 mi
Crown HillW 281°229 m7.0 mi
Meeting House HallNW 317°225 m4.4 mi
Rawson HillNW 325°223 m5.0 mi
Chandler HillW 276°222 m6.8 mi
Union HillWSW 258°217 m6.9 mi
Fay MountainSE 138°212 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:27
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29778680

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