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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 312 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is South Monoosnoc Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 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
Coordinates42.52386, -71.79709

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • South Monoosnoc Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Sheldon Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Bayberry Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Carter Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Gardner Hill: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Barrett Park: 1.1 mi
  • Fairfield Park: 1.4 mi
  • Monument Square: 1.9 mi
  • Carter Park: 2.1 mi
  • Mechanic & Laurel Street Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Korean War Bell: 1.9 mi
  • Leominster Civil War Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Willard Memorial: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • Moses' Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Whale Rock: 2.6 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 2.6 mi
  • Painted Rock: 4.1 mi
  • Observation Tower: 5.2 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 3.6 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.6 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.6 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 9.8 mi
  • Folly: 11.8 mi
Museums: 49
Gardens: 45
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 9.3 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 28
  • Wilder Beach: 4.3 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 4.6 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Sterling Town Beach: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cascades: 2.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Trap Falls: 10.4 mi
  • The Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettWSW 242°609 m5.2 mi
Little WachusettSW 229°476 m6.3 mi
Pine HillWSW 237°440 m4.6 mi
Brown HillSW 231°401 m6.9 mi
Church RockW 265°398 m5.8 mi
Crow HillsW 273°376 m3.2 mi
Brown HillNNW 339°368 m7.0 mi
Ball HillW 265°364 m2.4 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29681368

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