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Hosmer Woods / Webb Memorial Forest

Hosmer Woods / Webb Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Hosmer Woods / Webb Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fall Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2001-10-03
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.60295, -72.32543

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Fall Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Fishers Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Hockanum Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Beech Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Hazel's Park: 1.1 mi
  • Richard Anderson Square: 1.1 mi
  • Richard Anderson Square Park: 1.1 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
  • Orange Riverfront Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Hazel's Park: 1.1 mi
  • Fort House Marker: 4.8 mi
  • Indian Trail Marker: 5.0 mi
  • Old Burial Ground Marker: 5.1 mi
  • 1st Meetinghouse Marker: 5.1 mi
Museums: 43
Attractions: 36
  • Path Continues: 1.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.8 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • The Sanctuary: 5.4 mi
  • Buoux Buttress: 6.8 mi
  • The Slab: 6.8 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 6.8 mi
  • French King Buttress: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 20
  • Wendell Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Just Roots Community Garden: 14.7 mi
  • North Garden: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Silver Lake Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 10.4 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 12.4 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Bear's Den Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 21.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Hosmer Woods / Webb Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceNNW 346°491 m6.3 mi
Crag MountainWNW 301°456 m5.5 mi
Brush MountainNW 305°455 m6.0 mi
Bennetts KnobNNW 348°444 m6.5 mi
Orcutt HillSSW 210°394 m5.7 mi
Bear MountainWSW 258°389 m5.2 mi
Round TopE 90°388 m7.0 mi
Poor Farm HillS 188°384 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1715:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29673570

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