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Perley Brook Reservoir

Perley Brook Reservoir from directly overhead

Perley Brook Reservoir is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Little Watatic Mountain stands 478 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.59500, -72.00168

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Beaman Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Coolidge Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Howe Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Washington Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Olivia Case Playground: 0.7 mi
  • Crystal Lake Park: 1.0 mi
  • Greenwood Memorial Pool & Spray Park: 1.1 mi
  • Bailey Brook Park: 1.1 mi
  • Park Street Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Bicentennial Giant Chair: 1.6 mi
  • Yellow Chair: 3.5 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 5.6 mi
  • Nutting Ledges: 9.2 mi
  • Observation Tower: 9.4 mi
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 5.3 mi
  • Clyde II: 6.6 mi
  • South Royalston Chicken: 7.9 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 14.9 mi
  • CAVA: 19.0 mi
Museums: 30
  • Gardner Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 5.5 mi
  • Winchendon Historical Society: 6.5 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 7.1 mi
  • Fitchburg Historical Society: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 26
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 25
Beaches: 22
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 5.4 mi
  • Holiday Cove: 5.6 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 6.3 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Emerson Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Cascades: 10.6 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Perley Brook Reservoir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Watatic MountainNE 37°478 m7.3 mi
Fisher HillNE 40°468 m7.8 mi
Mount HungerNE 55°439 m7.1 mi
Bush HillN 10°432 m8.2 mi
Jewell HillENE 66°429 m7.8 mi
Russell HillENE 61°414 m7.8 mi
Baldwin HillW 263°411 m7.9 mi
Meeting House HillNE 52°409 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1119:4720:30
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564706861483828
Precip in3.53.34.44.24.04.23.93.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29759060

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