Holbrook Forest
Holbrook Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the west, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cousins' Rock, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 27.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cousins' Rock: 0.2 mi
- Path Continues: 0.6 mi
- Thinking Rock: 1.3 mi
- Continues to Tent Platform: 2.3 mi
- Continues to Marchen Drive: 2.6 mi
- Holbrook Forest: 0.3 mi
- Cook's Woods: 0.6 mi
- Cascades East: 1.2 mi
- Cooks Pond: 1.4 mi
- Cascades West: 1.5 mi
- Stonehouse Hill: 0.6 mi
- Winter Hill: 1.2 mi
- Moreland Hill: 1.8 mi
- Asnebumskit Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hancock Hill: 2.2 mi
- Greenview Park: 1.4 mi
- Cascades Park: 1.5 mi
- Farber Field: 1.6 mi
- Tatnuck Square: 1.8 mi
- Winthrop Oaks Park: 1.9 mi
- Frostholm Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Greendale Eagle: 2.8 mi
- Bancroft Tower: 2.8 mi
- Bancroft Tower: 2.8 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.9 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 2.4 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 4.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.6 mi
- Lawn Garden: 7.6 mi
- Guitar: 2.6 mi
- Human Chess Board: 3.2 mi
- Tremont Columns: 3.3 mi
- Celtic Cross: 4.0 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 4.1 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 3.5 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 3.7 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- EcoTarium: 5.3 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 5.6 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 7.8 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 11.1 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 12.6 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 15.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 6.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Ice Fall: 13.1 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 13.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Picnic: 23.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 17.2 mi
- Cascades: 17.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.9 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Holbrook Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | W 263° | 421 m | 2.1 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | W 279° | 399 m | 2.4 mi |
| Rice Hill | NW 324° | 386 m | 6.7 mi |
| Crocker Hill | W 280° | 369 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pound Hill | NW 319° | 362 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 316° | 361 m | 3.7 mi |
| Elliott Hill | WSW 244° | 359 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cooper Hill | WSW 254° | 358 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/718032024
Day trips start here
- Central Massachusetts · 1 mi
- Worcester · 4 mi
- Shrewsbury · 7 mi
- Spencer · 8 mi
- Millbury · 9 mi
- Princeton · 10 mi
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