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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 205 m. Prospect Hill stands 416 m to the south-southeast, 4.1 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 4.0 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1992

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59585, -72.21035

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Phillips Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lake Park: 0.9 mi
  • Little League Park: 1.0 mi
  • Athol Veterans Park: 1.1 mi
  • Fish Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Little Round Top: 0.9 mi
  • Pierce Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Round Top: 1.2 mi
  • Pratt Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Sheep Rock: 1.8 mi
Museums: 43
Attractions: 43
  • Path Continues: 6.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.2 mi
  • Stone Bridge: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 20
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • North Garden: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Silver Lake Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 7.0 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 9.9 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Doane's Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Trap Falls: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Millers River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSSE 151°416 m4.1 mi
Baldwin HillESE 111°411 m3.0 mi
Prospect HillN 3°407 m7.9 mi
Ward HillSE 133°405 m2.6 mi
Pratt HillESE 108°394 m1.4 mi
Dolbier HillESE 114°389 m8.5 mi
Round TopENE 68°388 m1.2 mi
Searle HillSE 133°383 m5.7 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 °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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29676379

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