Laurel Woods Wildlife Sanctry
Laurel Woods Wildlife Sanctry is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Little Wachusett stands 476 m to the north, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 24.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 28.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Davis Hill: 0.9 mi
- Christian Hill: 1.2 mi
- Smith Hill: 1.2 mi
- Kendall Hill: 1.7 mi
- Sargent Hill: 1.7 mi
- Eagle Lake Town Beach: 0.9 mi
- Eagle Lake Town Beach: 1.1 mi
- Charles March Memorial Field: 2.9 mi
- Rufus Putnam Park: 3.4 mi
- Paxton Common: 4.3 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.2 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.5 mi
- 1932 Rutland train crash site: 2.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 4.3 mi
- 1954 Tornado Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Greendale Eagle: 6.9 mi
- Frostholm Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Cousins' Rock: 4.9 mi
- Difley Cabin Cellar Hole: 5.2 mi
- Path Continues: 5.2 mi
- Path Continues: 5.3 mi
- Path Continues: 5.4 mi
- Guitar: 7.1 mi
- Human Chess Board: 8.2 mi
- Tremont Columns: 8.2 mi
- Folly: 8.9 mi
- Celtic Cross: 9.0 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 7.5 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Systematic Garden: 8.9 mi
- Winter Garden: 8.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.9 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 8.4 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 8.6 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 8.8 mi
- EcoTarium: 10.0 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 10.7 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 8.6 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 12.2 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 12.5 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 13.7 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 15.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 8.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.1 mi
- Ice Fall: 8.4 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 8.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cascades: 13.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.9 mi
- Doane's Falls: 24.6 mi
- Doane's Falls: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Laurel Woods Wildlife Sanctry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Wachusett | N 5° | 476 m | 6.5 mi |
| Asnebumskit Hill | S 178° | 421 m | 4.8 mi |
| Brown Hill | N 359° | 401 m | 6.3 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | S 182° | 399 m | 4.1 mi |
| Rice Hill | WNW 299° | 386 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mellen Hill | NNW 336° | 371 m | 3.9 mi |
| Davis Hill | NNW 328° | 369 m | 3.8 mi |
| Crocker Hill | SSW 196° | 369 m | 4.0 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 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29682519
Day trips start here
- Central Massachusetts · 4 mi
- Princeton · 6 mi
- North County · 9 mi
- Worcester · 9 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
- Shrewsbury · 11 mi
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