Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Mt. Elam Road
Mt. Elam Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Legate Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002-07-02
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.48960, -71.75579
- 14.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 29.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Legate Hill: 0.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bee Hill: 1.1 mi
- Wekepeke Hill: 1.2 mi
- Long Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Fournier Park: 0.8 mi
- Eagles Field: 1.0 mi
- McLaughlin Field - Babe Ruth Baseball: 1.7 mi
- Twelvth Street Field: 2.4 mi
- Mechanic & Laurel Street Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Sholan Farms: 0.9 mi
- Fall Brook Cons. Area: 0.9 mi
- Sholan Farms: 1.2 mi
- Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement: 1.5 mi
- Lincoln Woods Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Korean War Bell: 2.5 mi
- Leominster Civil War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 2.6 mi
- PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 2.6 mi
Artworks
- "Johnny Ro": 2.6 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 7.5 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 7.5 mi
- Folly: 9.0 mi
- Pan Statue: 9.0 mi
Attractions
- Whale Rock: 5.4 mi
- Moses' Rock: 5.4 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Observation Tower: 6.7 mi
- Wachusett Dam: 6.8 mi
Museums: 55
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 6.3 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 6.8 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 52
- Maybarton Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 6.1 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 27
- Sterling Town Beach: 5.1 mi
- Wilder Beach: 5.6 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 6.1 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Ice Fall: 7.3 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 7.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 8.9 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 12.7 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 20.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascades: 5.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 6.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 12.7 mi
- The Falls: 18.9 mi
Springs: 2
- The Ashburnham Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 3.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dana: 24.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wachusett | W 270° | 609 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Wachusett | WSW 255° | 476 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 268° | 440 m | 6.0 mi |
| Crow Hills | WNW 295° | 376 m | 5.9 mi |
| Ball Hill | WNW 296° | 364 m | 5.0 mi |
| South Monoosnoc Hill | NW 317° | 345 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bayberry Hill | NW 306° | 325.5 m | 2.4 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 269° | 325 m | 2.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29756728
Day trips start here
- Leominster · 2 mi
- North County · 3 mi
- Clinton · 6 mi
- Fitchburg · 7 mi
- Princeton · 7 mi
- Shirley · 7 mi
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