Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT)
Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the northeast, 8.7 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- NCLT
How to reach it
Coordinates42.60608, -72.01203
- 12.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 16 mi
- Overlook · 21 mi
- Waterfall · 22 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT): 0.1 mi
- Rome Conservation Area, North County Conservation Land Trust (NCLT): 0.2 mi
- Rome Conservation Aream North Country Conservation Trust: 0.2 mi
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.3 mi
- Deerberry Ridge Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Bailey Brook Park: 0.5 mi
- Olivia Case Playground: 1.5 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 1.9 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Pool & Spray Park: 2.0 mi
- Park Street Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Coolidge Hill: 0.7 mi
- Beaman Hill: 1.0 mi
- Howe Hill: 1.7 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 2.3 mi
- Nineteenth Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Veterans Monument: 2.1 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Former Seth Heywood Site: 2.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Schoolboy of 1850: 5.4 mi
- Clyde II: 5.6 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 7.1 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 15.7 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 57
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 2.5 mi
- Yellow Chair: 4.4 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 6.5 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 8.9 mi
- Observation Tower: 10.3 mi
Museums: 27
- Gardner Museum: 2.3 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 5.7 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Community Garden: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Ice Fall (in winter): 9.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 9.7 mi
- Jacob Hill: 11.5 mi
- Overlook: 12.7 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 22
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 4.5 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 4.8 mi
- Holiday Cove: 5.1 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 5.7 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Emerson Falls: 9.4 mi
- Doane's Falls: 10.1 mi
- Doane's Falls: 10.2 mi
- Spirit Falls: 10.7 mi
- Cascades: 11.4 mi
Springs: 2
- The Ashburnham Spring: 5.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Trap Falls: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Rome Conservation Area, North Country Conservation Trust (NCLT). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Watatic | NE 44° | 555 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Watatic Mountain | NE 44° | 478 m | 7.0 mi |
| Fisher Hill | NE 47° | 468 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Hunger | ENE 62° | 439 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bush Hill | NNE 15° | 432 m | 7.5 mi |
| Jewell Hill | ENE 73° | 429 m | 8.0 mi |
| Russell Hill | ENE 67° | 414 m | 7.9 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | WSW 256° | 411 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/741759612
Day trips start here
- Gardner · 2 mi
- Ashburnham · 7 mi
- Westminster · 7 mi
- Rindge · 10 mi
- Fitchburg · 11 mi
- North County · 13 mi
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