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Quacumquasit Wildlife Management Area

Quacumquasit Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Quacumquasit Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Tower Hill stands 336 m to the west-southwest, 6.5 miles off. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1995

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.18179, -72.07933

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Path Continues: 1.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.5 mi
Peaks
  • Gay Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Carpenter Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Mitchell Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Teneriffe Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Stone Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Mill-Station Park: 2.2 mi
  • Brookfield Town Common: 2.6 mi
  • Lewis Field: 2.7 mi
  • Railroad Park: 4.3 mi
  • Cedar Pond Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 25
Artworks: 19
Gardens: 18
  • Herb Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Small House Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.5 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 13.5 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade: 20.0 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 11.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Quacumquasit Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillWSW 254°336 m6.5 mi
Bell HillN 357°336 m6.9 mi
Marks MountainWNW 284°331 m7.3 mi
Little Mugget HillE 99°328 m5.6 mi
Long HillE 81°328 m5.9 mi
Prouty HillNE 49°327 m7.0 mi
Burncoat HillNE 54°327 m7.3 mi
Flat HillENE 75°324 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1319:4620:29
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465766716962504131
Precip in3.73.24.34.33.53.94.04.44.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29914501

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