Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Russell Hill Conservation Area

Russell Hill Conservation Area from directly overhead

Russell Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. New Ipswich Mountain stands 563 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2007-06-29
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.64634, -71.87602

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Russell Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Hunger: 0.8 mi
  • Jewell Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Brown Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Blood Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bickford Field: 1.8 mi
  • Sweeney Memorial Playground: 4.1 mi
  • Saima Park: 4.3 mi
  • Moran Field: 4.8 mi
  • Phillips Playground: 5.1 mi
Artworks
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 2.1 mi
  • Clyde II: 9.3 mi
  • "Johnny Ro": 11.6 mi
  • CAVA: 11.7 mi
  • Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 11.7 mi
Attractions: 60
  • Nutting Ledges: 4.2 mi
  • Painted Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 6.9 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 7.0 mi
  • Whale Rock: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Fitchburg Creamery: 4.9 mi
  • Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 5.5 mi
  • Steam Turbine Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Frankie K9 Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Fitchburg Policemans Memorial: 6.1 mi
Museums: 36
Gardens: 34
  • Sundial Community Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Maple Hill Gardens: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 27
  • Holiday Cove: 5.3 mi
  • Ripple Beach Cove: 5.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 5.4 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 8.2 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Trap Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Cascades: 7.3 mi
  • The Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 3
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Falcon Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Trap Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 12.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Russell Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
New Ipswich MountainNNW 343°563 m7.1 mi
Mount WataticNNW 346°555 m3.6 mi
Pratt MountainNNW 340°551 m6.4 mi
Stony TopNNW 341°531 m6.8 mi
Nutting HillNNW 344°491 m4.2 mi
Little Watatic MountainNW 318°478 m3.0 mi
Fisher HillNNW 330°468 m2.8 mi
Blood HillNNE 29°461 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1019:4720:30
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1515:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564706861483828
Precip in3.53.34.44.24.04.23.93.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashburnham, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29756162

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Russell Hill Conservation Area.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens