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Holbrook Forest

Holbrook Forest from directly overhead

Holbrook Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the west, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cousins' Rock, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 2.2 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.30530, -71.84996

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Cousins' Rock: 0.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 0.7 mi
  • Thinking Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Continues to Tent Platform: 2.1 mi
  • Continues to Marchen Drive: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Stonehouse Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Winter Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Moreland Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Hancock Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Indian Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Greenview Park: 1.3 mi
  • Farber Field: 1.6 mi
  • Cascades Park: 1.6 mi
  • Winthrop Oaks Park: 1.7 mi
  • Shore Park: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 36
  • Guitar: 2.7 mi
  • Human Chess Board: 3.0 mi
  • Tremont Columns: 3.1 mi
  • Celtic Cross: 3.8 mi
  • Turtle Boy: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 35
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 2.4 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Secret Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Lawn Garden: 7.4 mi
Museums: 30
Beaches: 27
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Picnic: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emerson Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Cascades: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 23.5 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Asnebumskit HillW 264°421 m2.4 mi
Little Asnebumskit HillW 278°399 m2.7 mi
Rice HillNW 322°386 m6.8 mi
Crocker HillW 279°369 m3.7 mi
Pound HillNW 317°362 m6.8 mi
Pine HillNW 313°361 m3.9 mi
Elliott HillWSW 245°359 m4.0 mi
Cooper HillWSW 256°358 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4620:28
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3316:19

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/718033957

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