Nature reserve · Massachusetts
GFWCM Memorial Forest
GFWCM Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the southeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.37090, -71.47474
- 8.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Memorial Forest: 0.2 mi
- GFWCM Memorial Forest: 0.5 mi
- Carding Mill Pond: 0.6 mi
- Sudbury Water District: 1.5 mi
- Nobscot Reservation: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Redstone School: 0.9 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 2.7 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Danforth Art: 5.1 mi
- West School Museum: 5.8 mi
Parks
- The Wayside Inn: 0.9 mi
- Carisbrooke Park: 0.9 mi
- Haskell Field: 2.1 mi
- Simpson Road Park: 2.6 mi
- Simpson Playground: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Ward: 1.6 mi
- Tippling Rock: 1.9 mi
- Doeskin Hill: 2.0 mi
- Nobscot Hill: 2.2 mi
- Indian Head Hill: 2.3 mi
Gardens
- Cider Knoll Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Stow Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 5.3 mi
- Hudson Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 6.2 mi
Attractions
- Rice Tavern Foundation: 2.9 mi
- Mini Monster Hedge Maze: 3.4 mi
- Petting Zoo: 3.4 mi
- Big Green Monster Hedge Maze: 3.6 mi
- “The Rock” in Marlborough: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Civil War Monument: 3.0 mi
- Stegosaurus: 3.1 mi
- Hidden Valley: 3.1 mi
- Fireball: 3.2 mi
- Revolutionary War Monument: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Bent Ice House: 3.9 mi
- John Brown Bell: 4.0 mi
- Old Foundation: 4.2 mi
- Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 4.3 mi
- Henry Gardner house site: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 42
- Stow Town Beach: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Beach: 2.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 3.1 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 6.4 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 30
- Falling Rock Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Condo Rock: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Picnic Site 9: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Site 7: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Wamesit Falls: 20.0 mi
- Cascades: 20.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 21.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Mystery Spring: 14.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 19.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Haywardville: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of GFWCM Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobscot Hill | SE 143° | 183 m | 2.2 mi |
| Sligo Hill | WSW 251° | 172 m | 5.1 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | WSW 244° | 164 m | 4.7 mi |
| Fairmount Hill | WSW 242° | 161 m | 4.4 mi |
| Jericho Hill | WSW 237° | 161 m | 5.4 mi |
| West Hill | WSW 258° | 160 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 252° | 154 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | S 188° | 153 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/564334011
Day trips start here
- Marlborough · 4 mi
- Hudson · 5 mi
- MetroWest · 6 mi
- Wayland · 6 mi
- Boroughs · 7 mi
- Framingham · 7 mi
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