Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Notown Reservoir
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Notown Reservoir is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the southwest, 5.1 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.54241, -71.81811
- 15.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 24.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Notown Reservoir: 0.1 mi
- Notown Reservoir: 0.2 mi
- Notown Reservoir: 0.2 mi
- Notown Reservoir: 0.2 mi
- Notown Reservoir: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Palmer Hill: 0.7 mi
- North Monoosnoc Hill: 1.0 mi
- Monoosnoc Hills: 1.3 mi
- Mount Elam: 1.3 mi
- South Monoosnoc Hill: 1.5 mi
Attractions
- Moses' Rock: 1.5 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 1.6 mi
- Whale Rock: 1.6 mi
- Painted Rock: 2.8 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 4.8 mi
Parks
- Coggshall Park: 1.6 mi
- Fairfield Park: 1.9 mi
- West Fitchburg Steamline Trail: 2.0 mi
- Parkhill: 2.1 mi
- Crocker Playground: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Steam Turbine Monument: 2.9 mi
- Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Frankie K9 Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 3.1 mi
Artworks
- "Johnny Ro": 4.9 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 8.1 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 10.8 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 10.8 mi
- Folly: 13.3 mi
Museums: 42
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 3.2 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 3.7 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 42
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 10.8 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 27
- Crocker Pond Beach: 3.8 mi
- Wilder Beach: 4.4 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 4.4 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Cascades: 1.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 1.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 9.3 mi
- The Falls: 17.1 mi
- Doane's Falls: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Ice Fall: 5.4 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 5.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 13.1 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 9.2 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
- The Ashburnham Spring: 8.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dana: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Notown Reservoir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wachusett | SW 224° | 609 m | 5.1 mi |
| Little Wachusett | SW 214° | 476 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 216° | 440 m | 4.7 mi |
| Jewell Hill | NNW 342° | 429 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brown Hill | SW 218° | 401 m | 7.1 mi |
| Church Rock | WSW 249° | 398 m | 5.1 mi |
| Prentiss Hill | WSW 246° | 386 m | 6.8 mi |
| Crow Hills | WSW 243° | 376 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29701344
Day trips start here
- Fitchburg · 3 mi
- Leominster · 3 mi
- North County · 4 mi
- Ashburnham · 5 mi
- Westminster · 5 mi
- Princeton · 7 mi
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