Nature reserve · Connecticut
Goodell Morse Memorial Forest
Goodell Morse Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the west, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatchet Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New England Forestry Foundation
How to reach it
Coordinates42.02543, -72.07578
- 3.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 20.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 21.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hatchet Hill: 0.3 mi
- Cat Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Gage Hill: 1.7 mi
- High Bunk: 2.0 mi
- Lebanon Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Solair Recreation League: 1.1 mi
- Border Woods: 1.5 mi
- Thompson Family Forever Wild Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Pond Factory Road Open Space: 2.5 mi
- 50 Acre woods: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- Bigelow Pond Boat Launch: 3.4 mi
- World War Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 4.0 mi
- Dresser Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Servant Square: 3.7 mi
- Southbridge Civil War Statue: 3.9 mi
- Southbridge Honor Roll: 4.1 mi
- Félix Gatineau Memorial: 4.1 mi
- The Gold Star Mother: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 8.0 mi
- Path Continues: 9.6 mi
- Path Continues: 9.8 mi
- Path Continues: 9.8 mi
- Path Continues: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 37
- Motion: 6.1 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 17.5 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 17.5 mi
- Crisscross XVI: 17.5 mi
- The Arc: 17.5 mi
Museums: 36
- Aspinock Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 11.7 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 12.3 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 18
- Small House Garden: 5.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.9 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 15
- Woodstock Town Beach: 2.4 mi
- Streeter Beach: 6.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 9.6 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 14.5 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Cargill Falls: 11.4 mi
- Cascade: 14.6 mi
- Codfish Falls: 15.9 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 17.3 mi
- Cascades: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Coney Rock: 17.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 0.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 10.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Goodell Morse Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Hill | W 265° | 396 m | 6.8 mi |
| Stickney Hill | WSW 248° | 371 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | WSW 240° | 371 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lead Mine Hill | SW 232° | 361 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 303° | 335 m | 6.7 mi |
| Coye Hill | SW 221° | 331 m | 3.8 mi |
| Blake Hill | NW 316° | 328 m | 4.3 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SW 219° | 325 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/964149227
Day trips start here
- Southbridge · 4 mi
- Holland · 5 mi
- Union · 5 mi
- Woodstock · 5 mi
- Dudley · 8 mi
- South County · 9 mi
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