Riverlands
Riverlands is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the southwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Small House Garden, a garden 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sturbridge Trails Committee
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 16.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Centennial Park: 0.8 mi
- Village Common: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Pond Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Town Common: 1.7 mi
- Walcott Street Playground: 3.9 mi
- East Brimfield Lake Flood Risk Management Project: 0.9 mi
- East Brimfield Lake Flood Risk Management Project: 1.0 mi
- Heins Farm Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- East Brimfield Lake Flood Risk Management Project: 1.2 mi
- East Brimfield Lake Flood Risk Management Project: 1.2 mi
- Eli's Rock: 1.3 mi
- Sturbridge Honor Roll Memorial: 1.6 mi
- 250th Anniversary Tree: 1.7 mi
- Félix Gatineau Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Southbridge Civil War Statue: 4.8 mi
- Janes Hill: 1.6 mi
- White Hill: 2.1 mi
- Leadmine Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mount Dan: 2.6 mi
- Shepard Hill: 2.7 mi
- Path Continues: 3.8 mi
- Path Continues: 3.8 mi
- Path Continues: 3.9 mi
- Path Continues: 3.9 mi
- Path Continues: 4.4 mi
- Motion: 4.9 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 15.6 mi
- Guitar: 16.5 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 16.6 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 17.2 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 10.8 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 13.9 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 14.8 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 16.5 mi
- Childrens Museum: 16.5 mi
- Small House Garden: 0.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.8 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Streeter Beach: 0.9 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 7.5 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 8.9 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 9.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 11.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.3 mi
- Indian Leap: 19.5 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 21.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 22.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.8 mi
- Cascade: 15.5 mi
- Cargill Falls: 17.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 20.8 mi
- Cascades: 22.5 mi
- Cascades: 22.6 mi
- Picnic: 6.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Riverlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Hill | SW 217° | 396 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 250° | 379 m | 6.9 mi |
| Steerage Rock | WNW 290° | 367 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Hitchcock | WSW 256° | 356 m | 7.8 mi |
| Tower Hill | NW 304° | 336 m | 5.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WSW 238° | 335 m | 4.4 mi |
| Marks Mountain | NW 321° | 331 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blake Hill | SSW 202° | 328 m | 3.1 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29673479
Day trips start here
- Holland · 4 mi
- Southbridge · 5 mi
- South County · 8 mi
- Union · 9 mi
- Dudley · 11 mi
- Spencer · 11 mi
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