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Lancaster Town Forest

Lancaster Town Forest from directly overhead

Lancaster Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. South Monoosnoc Hill stands 345 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballard Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.46967, -71.70882
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ballard Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Hawthorn Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Wekepeke Hill: 1.6 mi
  • George Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Pine Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pellecchia Conservation Land & Canoe Launch: 1.5 mi
  • McLaughlin Field - Babe Ruth Baseball: 2.3 mi
  • Route 117 Canoe Launch: 2.7 mi
  • Fuller Field: 3.1 mi
  • Eagles Field: 3.2 mi
Gardens
  • Morning Glory Farm: 3.5 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Inner Park: 7.4 mi
  • Systematic Garden: 7.5 mi
Historic sites
  • PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 3.6 mi
  • SPC Albert R. Jex: 3.6 mi
  • SGT Joshua A. Ward: 3.6 mi
  • LTC Garnet Derby: 3.6 mi
  • M-60A3 Tank: 3.6 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 3.6 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 5.7 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 5.7 mi
  • Folly: 7.5 mi
  • Pan Statue: 7.5 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 4.6 mi
  • Wachusett Dam: 4.7 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 4.7 mi
  • Log Chair: 5.0 mi
  • Trail Marker # 141: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 30
Picnic sites: 17
Cliffs: 12
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascades: 7.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Trap Falls: 14.5 mi
  • The Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 3.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Lancaster Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Monoosnoc HillNW 309°345 m6.0 mi
Bayberry HillWNW 303°325.5 m5.2 mi
Rocky HillWNW 287°325 m4.6 mi
North Monoosnoc HillNW 319°291 m6.9 mi
Justice HillW 281°288 m5.6 mi
Long HillNW 305°259 m4.7 mi
Ross HillWSW 250°245 m3.1 mi
Rowley HillWSW 250°239 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29683558

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