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Millers River Wildlife Management Area

Millers River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Millers River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the southeast, 4.7 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 2.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1992

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58715, -72.24375

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Indian Trail Marker: 0.7 mi
  • Fort House Marker: 0.8 mi
  • Old Burial Ground Marker: 0.9 mi
  • 1st Meetinghouse Marker: 0.9 mi
  • Hiding Place for Slaves Marker: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Fish Park: 0.7 mi
  • Athol Veterans Park: 0.8 mi
  • Little League Park: 1.0 mi
  • Lake Park: 1.1 mi
  • Phillips Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • High Knob: 1.3 mi
  • Kelton Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Conant Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Little Tully Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Little Round Top: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 44
  • Path Continues: 4.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.5 mi
  • Old North Dana Depot: 8.4 mi
Museums: 43
Cliffs: 24
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 21
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 13.1 mi
  • North Garden: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Silver Lake Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 8.8 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 11.0 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Doane's Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 8.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Trap Falls: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Millers River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSE 129°416 m4.7 mi
Baldwin HillE 96°411 m4.5 mi
Ward HillESE 109°405 m3.8 mi
Pratt HillE 87°394 m3.0 mi
Orcutt HillWSW 241°394 m8.0 mi
Round TopENE 70°388 m3.0 mi
Poor Farm HillSW 222°384 m7.7 mi
Searle HillESE 119°383 m6.8 mi

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 solstice07:1615:3316:19

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29915457

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