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Jacobs Hill Reservation

Jacobs Hill Reservation from directly overhead

Jacobs Hill Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 302 m. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the north, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tall Timbers, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 8.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1975
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.67432, -72.19725

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Royalston Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse Marker: 3.7 mi
  • Colonial Home 1777 Marker: 4.2 mi
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 4.8 mi
  • Town Pound Marker: 5.7 mi
Peaks
  • Frye Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Gale Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Davis Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Goddard Park: 4.3 mi
  • Lake Park: 5.5 mi
  • Little League Park: 5.6 mi
  • Fish Park: 5.8 mi
  • Athol Veterans Park: 5.8 mi
Museums: 34
  • Royalston Historical Society: 0.5 mi
  • Royalston Post Office: 0.5 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 5.8 mi
  • The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Stone Bridge: 4.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 9.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 9.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 9.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 25
Beaches: 20
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 4.6 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 5.9 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Spirit Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 13
  • South Royalston Chicken: 3.9 mi
  • Clyde II: 7.3 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 14.6 mi
  • Armillary: 17.4 mi
  • Reaching: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 6.2 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 13.5 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Jacobs Hill Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Monadnock MountainN 357°571 m8.0 mi
The PinnacleNNE 15°467 m7.8 mi
Grassy HillNNW 342°446 m7.0 mi
Bennetts KnobW 280°444 m8.0 mi
Mayo HillWNW 299°418 m5.9 mi
Webb HillNNE 24°415 m6.0 mi
Baldwin HillSSE 162°411 m6.8 mi
White HillNW 308°409 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29914103

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