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Off Snow Road

Off Snow Road from directly overhead

Off Snow Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. King Hill stands 253 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Suzanne Road Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.22789, -71.69804

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Neighborhood Park: 0.4 mi
  • Old Perry Hill School: 0.6 mi
  • Pratts Pond: 0.8 mi
  • Airport Park: 0.9 mi
  • Nelson Park: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • Old Black Oak: 1.1 mi
  • The Explorer Express Train: 4.4 mi
  • Mine Shaft: 5.4 mi
  • Worcester Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 7.0 mi
Peaks
  • Brigham Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Pigeon Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Potter Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Green Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Tower Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Spag's Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 4.8 mi
  • Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Henry Billings Memorial: 4.9 mi
Artworks: 60
Gardens: 51
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 8.0 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 8.7 mi
Museums: 49
Beaches: 37
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cascades: 23.3 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.7 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
  • Picnic: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Off Snow Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
King HillSSW 202°253 m7.1 mi
Potter HillSW 225°241 m7.3 mi
Hancock HillWNW 303°233 m7.5 mi
Green HillNW 314°231 m6.0 mi
Millstone HillNW 313°229 m5.4 mi
Crown HillNW 308°229 m5.8 mi
Meeting House HallN 352°225 m5.5 mi
Mount AraratSW 234°223 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:27
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29777961

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