Peat Meadow
Peat Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Winter Hill stands 273 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Scandinavian Athletic Club / SAC Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 24.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scandinavian Athletic Club / SAC Park: 0.3 mi
- Edgemere Park: 0.6 mi
- Quinsigamond State Park: 0.8 mi
- Lake Park: 1.0 mi
- Spag's Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Farrell Property: 0.5 mi
- Bluegrass: 0.6 mi
- Two Islands - Flint Pond: 0.7 mi
- Two Islands - Flint Pond: 0.7 mi
- Town of Shrewsbury Conservation Commission: 0.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.0 mi
- Crow Hill: 1.9 mi
- Temple Hill: 2.1 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 2.2 mi
- Millstone Hill: 2.5 mi
- Spag's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Henry Billings Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Place Of Names Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Place Of Words Memorial: 2.8 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 1.6 mi
- Mine Shaft: 2.5 mi
- Worcester Wall: 3.2 mi
- Old Black Oak: 3.7 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 5.5 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 1.5 mi
- Siegfried: 1.5 mi
- Sundial: 1.6 mi
- Stone Griffins (Lion Gate): 2.5 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 3.2 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 4.3 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 5.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 7.1 mi
- EcoTarium: 1.6 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 3.3 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 3.4 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 3.5 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 1.4 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 6.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 10.9 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 11.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.4 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 7.1 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Condo Rock: 13.4 mi
- The Wall: 13.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Picnic: 24.3 mi
- Cascades: 20.8 mi
- Emerson Falls: 21.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Peat Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Hill | NW 306° | 273 m | 6.0 mi |
| Drury Hill | NW 323° | 261 m | 6.6 mi |
| Moreland Hill | WNW 287° | 249 m | 5.5 mi |
| Indian Hill | NW 313° | 244 m | 5.2 mi |
| Stratton Hill | NW 324° | 244 m | 5.6 mi |
| Laurel Mt. | NW 321° | 241 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hancock Hill | WNW 294° | 233 m | 4.7 mi |
| Green Hill | NW 310° | 231 m | 3.1 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 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 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 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29701217
Day trips start here
- Shrewsbury · 3 mi
- Worcester · 3 mi
- Millbury · 5 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 6 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 7 mi
- Boroughs · 9 mi
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