Richardson Wildlife Management Area
Richardson Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Ragged Hill stands 368 m to the northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Path Continues, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 24.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 25 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Path Continues: 0.2 mi
- Path Continues: 0.3 mi
- Path Continues?: 1.6 mi
- Path Continues: 3.2 mi
- Path Continues: 3.2 mi
- Foster Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cooley Hill: 1.2 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bonnie View Hill: 1.3 mi
- Zalatores Hill: 1.5 mi
- Lewis Field: 0.9 mi
- Brookfield Town Common: 1.0 mi
- Mill-Station Park: 1.4 mi
- West Brookfield Common: 1.4 mi
- KIA memorial: 1.5 mi
- Dr. Milman Pease Fountain: 1.0 mi
- KIA Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Warren Civil War Monument: 4.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: Steel Beam: 7.6 mi
- Sturbridge Honor Roll Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Town Forest: 2.0 mi
- Town Forest: 2.1 mi
- Magnante Land/Garrison Farm: 2.8 mi
- Magnante Land/Garrison Farm: 2.9 mi
- Magnante Land/Garrison Farm: 2.9 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 14.0 mi
- Stone House Museum: 15.2 mi
- Belchertown Firefighter's Museum: 15.4 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 16.2 mi
- Motion: 10.0 mi
- Guitar: 12.7 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 14.3 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 14.4 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 14.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.3 mi
- Small House Garden: 8.4 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 14.1 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 14.4 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 1.9 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 3.2 mi
- Streeter Beach: 8.2 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 14.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 17.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 13.0 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 14.1 mi
- Overlook: 16.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 19.7 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 20.9 mi
- Cascade: 21.3 mi
- Cargill Falls: 23.9 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 24.3 mi
- Picnic: 14.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Richardson Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | NW 318° | 368 m | 5.5 mi |
| Steerage Rock | SW 224° | 367 m | 8.2 mi |
| Colonels Mountain | W 275° | 362 m | 6.2 mi |
| Coys Hill | WNW 284° | 356 m | 5.0 mi |
| Tufts Hill | NNE 13° | 351 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bell Hill | NNE 20° | 336 m | 3.9 mi |
| Tower Hill | SW 222° | 336 m | 6.7 mi |
| Marks Mountain | WSW 256° | 331 m | 5.6 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 | 07:15 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/525218852
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 6 mi
- South County · 11 mi
- Southbridge · 11 mi
- Holland · 12 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 15 mi
- Dudley · 16 mi
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