McKinstry Brook Wildlife Management Area
McKinstry Brook Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 335 m to the west-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fiske Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 14.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Named places within 25 miles
- Fiske Hill: 1.0 mi
- Shepard Hill: 2.0 mi
- Walker Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.6 mi
- Dennison Hill: 2.7 mi
- Walcott Street Playground: 1.3 mi
- Henry Street Field: 1.6 mi
- Town Common: 1.8 mi
- Joe Capillo Park: 1.8 mi
- World War Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Shield's Frog Pond: 1.7 mi
- Wells State Park: 2.6 mi
- Cole Forest: 2.7 mi
- Blood Road Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
- Capen Hill Nature Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
- Félix Gatineau Memorial: 1.8 mi
- 250th Anniversary Tree: 1.8 mi
- Sturbridge Honor Roll Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Southbridge Civil War Statue: 2.1 mi
- Spectacular AO: 2.2 mi
- Path Continues: 5.2 mi
- Path Continues: 5.3 mi
- Path Continues: 5.4 mi
- Path Continues: 5.5 mi
- Path Continues: 5.7 mi
- Motion: 1.4 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 12.9 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 14.2 mi
- Guitar: 14.6 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 14.7 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 14.2 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 15.8 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 15.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.7 mi
- Small House Garden: 2.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.9 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 15.4 mi
- Streeter Beach: 4.3 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 9.0 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 10.7 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 13.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 14.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 21.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 22.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 23.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 23.3 mi
- Cargill Falls: 14.7 mi
- Cascade: 18.0 mi
- Codfish Falls: 21.4 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 22.8 mi
- Cascades: 23.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.5 mi
- Picnic: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of McKinstry Brook Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WSW 256° | 335 m | 7.4 mi |
| Blake Hill | WSW 244° | 328 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Mugget Hill | NE 40° | 328 m | 5.9 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 33° | 328 m | 7.6 mi |
| Flat Hill | NNE 31° | 324 m | 8.1 mi |
| Hatchet Hill | SSW 199° | 313 m | 5.7 mi |
| Doane Hill | NNE 15° | 310 m | 5.3 mi |
| Williams Hill | NE 39° | 304 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 3 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake11 obs
- eastern white pine11 obs
- Gray Treefrog10 obs
- American Toad9 obs
- Monarch8 obs
- Pickerel Frog8 obs
- Painted Turtle7 obs
- Eastern Newt6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29758031
Day trips start here
- Southbridge · 2 mi
- South County · 4 mi
- Holland · 6 mi
- Dudley · 7 mi
- Webster · 9 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
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