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Monoosnoc Acres

Monoosnoc Acres from directly overhead

Monoosnoc Acres is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt. Elam Road, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.52923, -71.79158

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • South Monoosnoc Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Sheldon Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Carter Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Gardner Hill: 1.0 mi
  • North Monoosnoc Hill: 1.1 mi
Parks
  • Fairfield Park: 1.0 mi
  • Barrett Park: 1.0 mi
  • Monument Square: 1.6 mi
  • Carter Park: 1.8 mi
  • Doyle Field: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Korean War Bell: 1.6 mi
  • Leominster Civil War Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Willard Memorial: 1.8 mi
Attractions
  • Moses' Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Whale Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 2.3 mi
  • Painted Rock: 3.8 mi
  • Observation Tower: 5.6 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 3.4 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.3 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.3 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 9.7 mi
  • Folly: 12.0 mi
Museums: 49
Gardens: 45
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 9.4 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Wilder Beach: 3.8 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 4.1 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Sterling Town Beach: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cascades: 1.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 10.0 mi
  • The Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettWSW 240°609 m5.6 mi
Little WachusettSW 228°476 m6.8 mi
Pine HillSW 235°440 m5.1 mi
Brown HillSW 230°401 m7.4 mi
Church RockW 262°398 m6.1 mi
Crow HillsW 267°376 m3.5 mi
Brown HillNNW 336°368 m6.8 mi
Ball HillWSW 258°364 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:18

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29681637

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