Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Proctor Park

Proctor Park from directly overhead

Proctor Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. South Monoosnoc Hill stands 345 m to the southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.59155, -71.68797
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Flat Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Clarks Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Deacon Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lower Lunenburg Town Common: 1.8 mi
  • Marshall Park: 2.1 mi
  • Ben Normand Park: 2.6 mi
  • Culter Field: 3.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 5.3 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 6.9 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 7.0 mi
  • Forest Bells: 7.2 mi
  • Observatory: 9.2 mi
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 6.2 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Painted Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 30
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 3.0 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 3.1 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 3.3 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cascades: 6.1 mi
  • Trap Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 8.2 mi
  • The Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Proctor Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Monoosnoc HillSW 231°345 m7.3 mi
Bayberry HillSW 224°325.5 m7.8 mi
Alpine HillW 272°318 m7.5 mi
Pearl HillWNW 294°310 m5.5 mi
North Monoosnoc HillWSW 240°291 m6.5 mi
Oak HillWSW 255°289 m7.7 mi
Mount ElamWSW 251°262 m6.6 mi
Long HillSW 220°259 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29770669

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Proctor Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens