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Nashua Valley Conservation Area

Nashua Valley Conservation Area from directly overhead

Nashua Valley Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the southwest, 5.5 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.53724, -71.79970

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • North Monoosnoc Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Carter Hill: 0.7 mi
  • South Monoosnoc Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Monoosnoc Hills: 1.0 mi
  • Sheldon Hill: 1.2 mi
Parks
  • Fairfield Park: 1.0 mi
  • Barrett Park: 1.6 mi
  • Coggshall Park: 1.7 mi
  • South Fitchburg Playground: 1.9 mi
  • Monument Square: 2.1 mi
Attractions
  • Moses' Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Whale Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 1.7 mi
  • Painted Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Observation Tower: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Korean War Bell: 2.1 mi
  • Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Leominster Civil War Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Willard Memorial: 2.2 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 3.9 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 9.0 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.8 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.8 mi
  • Folly: 12.7 mi
Museums: 48
Gardens: 44
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 9.8 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Wilder Beach: 3.8 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 3.9 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Sterling Town Beach: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cascades: 1.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 9.5 mi
  • The Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettSW 233°609 m5.5 mi
Little WachusettSW 222°476 m6.9 mi
Pine HillSW 227°440 m5.1 mi
Brown HillSW 225°401 m7.4 mi
Church RockWSW 256°398 m5.8 mi
Crow HillsWSW 256°376 m3.2 mi
Brown HillNNW 337°368 m6.1 mi
Ball HillWSW 243°364 m2.5 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/29682504

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