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Shedd Forest

Shedd Forest from directly overhead

Shedd Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Pond Wildlife Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 7.5 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.66852, -72.23046

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Davis Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Tully Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Butterworth Ridge: 1.8 mi
  • Temple Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Bliss Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Royalston Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Colonial Home 1777 Marker: 4.0 mi
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 4.6 mi
  • The Old Schoolhouse Marker: 4.7 mi
  • Fort House Marker: 5.1 mi
Parks
  • Goddard Park: 2.8 mi
  • Lake Park: 4.9 mi
  • Little League Park: 4.9 mi
  • Fish Park: 5.1 mi
  • Athol Veterans Park: 5.2 mi
Museums: 36
  • Royalston Historical Society: 2.2 mi
  • Royalston Post Office: 2.2 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 5.3 mi
  • The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Stone Bridge: 3.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 25
Artworks: 22
  • South Royalston Chicken: 4.9 mi
  • Clyde II: 9.0 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 16.2 mi
  • Reaching: 17.9 mi
  • Aurora: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Silver Lake Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 5.5 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 5.9 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.6 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Spirit Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 14.6 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 16.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Shedd Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceWNW 284°491 m6.5 mi
Grassy HillN 357°446 m7.0 mi
Bennetts KnobWNW 286°444 m6.4 mi
Mayo HillNW 313°418 m4.8 mi
Webb HillNE 35°415 m7.2 mi
Baldwin HillSSE 148°411 m7.2 mi
White HillNNW 327°409 m4.1 mi
Prospect HillNNE 26°407 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/911424954

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