Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rawson Hill
Rawson Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Drury Hill stands 261 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.31841, -71.70982
- 9.0 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 27.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 28 mi
- Lookout Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rawson Hill: 0.1 mi
- Meeting House Hall: 0.8 mi
- Stiles Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 1.3 mi
- Barnard Hill: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Masonic Hospital: 0.8 mi
- Ward Family Monument: 1.4 mi
- First Meeting House in Shrewsbury: 1.4 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Prospect Park: 1.0 mi
- Spring Street Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
- Shrewsbury Town Common: 1.5 mi
- Dean Park: 1.5 mi
- Eaton Pond Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Slocum Meadow: 1.2 mi
- Carlstrom Memorial Forest: 1.3 mi
- East Slocum Meadow: 1.5 mi
- Keywood Manor: 1.9 mi
- Newton Pond: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Pan Statue: 3.0 mi
- Folly: 3.1 mi
- Siegfried: 4.7 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 4.7 mi
- Sundial: 4.7 mi
Attractions
- Mine Shaft: 3.5 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 4.7 mi
- Trail Marker # 141: 4.8 mi
- North Worcester Business Association: 4.8 mi
- Cistern Base: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 57
- Shade Garden: 3.0 mi
- Secret Garden: 3.0 mi
- The Clearing: 3.0 mi
- Lawn Garden: 3.0 mi
- Cottage & Vegetable Gardens: 3.1 mi
Museums: 55
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- EcoTarium: 4.7 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 5.7 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 5.7 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 32
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 5.5 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 5.7 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 7.0 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 9.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 3.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 13.5 mi
- Condo Rock: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascades: 17.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 17.6 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Mystery Spring: 23.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Rawson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drury Hill | WNW 283° | 261 m | 5.5 mi |
| Malden Hill | WNW 302° | 260 m | 6.0 mi |
| Stratton Hill | W 275° | 244 m | 4.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 264° | 244 m | 5.2 mi |
| Laurel Mt. | W 273° | 241 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hancock Hill | WSW 249° | 233 m | 6.1 mi |
| Green Hill | WSW 240° | 231 m | 4.3 mi |
| Millstone Hill | SW 233° | 229 m | 4.2 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29769649
Day trips start here
- Shrewsbury · 2 mi
- Worcester · 6 mi
- Boroughs · 7 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 7 mi
- Clinton · 7 mi
- Marlborough · 8 mi
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