Great Blue Heron Cove
Great Blue Heron Cove is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the north-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonners Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonners Hill: 0.3 mi
- Dresser Hill: 1.7 mi
- Blood Hill: 2.0 mi
- Putnam Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mugget Hill: 2.1 mi
- Willow Tree Farm Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Potter Village Estates Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Stonegate Estates Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Piasta Road Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Little River Estates Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Buffumville Lake Park: 1.6 mi
- Charlton Town Common: 2.4 mi
- Prindle Lake Park: 2.8 mi
- Ye Olde Commons: 3.6 mi
- Treasure Land Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Charlton Soldier Memorial: 2.4 mi
- William T. G. Morton Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Bruce Lamprey Memorial Tree: 2.4 mi
- Charlton Civil War Monument: 2.4 mi
- Charlton Soldier Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Cellar Hole: 4.9 mi
- Path Continues: 4.9 mi
- Path Continues: 6.2 mi
- Path Continues: 6.5 mi
- Path Continues: 6.8 mi
- Motion: 4.0 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 8.6 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 10.3 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 10.7 mi
- The Hand of Christ: 11.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.1 mi
- Small House Garden: 8.2 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 11.7 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 12.3 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 10.9 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 11.6 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 12.9 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 13.0 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 13.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 7.4 mi
- Streeter Beach: 9.8 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 10.5 mi
- Memorial Beach: 12.9 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 13.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 11.1 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 17.8 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 20.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Condo Rock: 22.9 mi
- Cargill Falls: 13.3 mi
- Cascade: 23.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 24.5 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 24.7 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.6 mi
- Picnic: 9.6 mi
- Bara-Hack: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Great Blue Heron Cove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mugget Hill | NNW 339° | 328 m | 4.5 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 348° | 328 m | 6.3 mi |
| Flat Hill | N 349° | 324 m | 6.8 mi |
| Doane Hill | NW 320° | 310 m | 6.4 mi |
| Williams Hill | NNW 330° | 304 m | 4.3 mi |
| Casey Hill | NNW 327° | 303 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mugget Hill | NNW 334° | 299 m | 2.1 mi |
| Ballard Hill | N 5° | 299 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/888319344
Day trips start here
- South County · 2 mi
- Dudley · 4 mi
- Southbridge · 5 mi
- Webster · 5 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
- Woodstock · 10 mi
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