Plimpton Community Forest
Plimpton Community Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Steerage Rock stands 367 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gay Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Sturbridge Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 13.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gay Hill: 1.0 mi
- Walker Mountain: 1.4 mi
- White Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Dan: 2.2 mi
- Carpenter Hill: 2.4 mi
- Path Continues: 1.3 mi
- Path Continues: 1.5 mi
- Path Continues: 1.6 mi
- Path Continues: 1.8 mi
- Path Continues: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Pond Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 2.7 mi
- Town Common: 3.0 mi
- Village Common: 3.1 mi
- Mill-Station Park: 4.1 mi
- Sturbridge Honor Roll Memorial: 2.9 mi
- 250th Anniversary Tree: 2.9 mi
- Eli's Rock: 3.7 mi
- Dr. Milman Pease Fountain: 4.5 mi
- Félix Gatineau Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 12.7 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 15.9 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 16.7 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 16.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.0 mi
- Small House Garden: 3.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 14.9 mi
- Motion: 4.8 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 13.3 mi
- Guitar: 13.7 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 14.2 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 14.7 mi
- Streeter Beach: 3.6 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 6.0 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 6.9 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 13.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 13.6 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 19.5 mi
- Indian Leap: 20.6 mi
- Overlook: 22.1 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 22.7 mi
- Cascade: 18.3 mi
- Cargill Falls: 18.5 mi
- Codfish Falls: 23.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.9 mi
- Picnic: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Plimpton Community Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steerage Rock | W 266° | 367 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | W 274° | 336 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | SW 226° | 335 m | 7.2 mi |
| Marks Mountain | WNW 300° | 331 m | 7.9 mi |
| Little Mugget Hill | ENE 78° | 328 m | 5.9 mi |
| Blake Hill | SSW 205° | 328 m | 6.1 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 63° | 328 m | 6.9 mi |
| Flat Hill | ENE 59° | 324 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 4 mi away.
- striped wintergreen37 obs
- pink lady's slipper27 obs
- eastern hemlock23 obs
- partridgeberry23 obs
- Eastern Newt21 obs
- downy rattlesnake plantain21 obs
- mountain laurel20 obs
- Painted Turtle19 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29674229
Day trips start here
- South County · 6 mi
- Southbridge · 6 mi
- Holland · 7 mi
- Spencer · 8 mi
- Dudley · 11 mi
- Union · 12 mi
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