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Mt. Elam Road

Mt. Elam Road from directly overhead

Mt. Elam Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Monoosnoc Hills, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2002-07-02
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.55179, -71.79854

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Monoosnoc Hills: 0.1 mi
  • North Monoosnoc Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Elam: 0.8 mi
  • Carter Hill: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Moses' Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Whale Rock: 0.6 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 0.7 mi
  • Painted Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 5.8 mi
Parks
  • Coggshall Park: 0.7 mi
  • South Fitchburg Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Fairfield Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bartley-Nolan Park: 1.6 mi
  • Parkhill: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Frankie K9 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Steam Turbine Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 2.4 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 4.3 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 8.3 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 10.0 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 10.0 mi
  • Forest Bells: 13.1 mi
Museums: 46
Gardens: 44
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Wilder Beach: 3.2 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 3.3 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cascades: 0.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Trap Falls: 8.5 mi
  • The Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Mt. Elam Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettSW 226°609 m6.2 mi
Pine HillSW 220°440 m5.9 mi
Jewell HillNNW 332°429 m6.9 mi
Church RockWSW 247°398 m6.2 mi
Crow HillsWSW 241°376 m3.6 mi
Brown HillNNW 333°368 m5.3 mi
Ball HillSW 227°364 m3.1 mi
Damon HillW 261°350 m6.2 mi
Conditions

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29700733

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