Simpson Lot
Simpson Lot is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilder Brook Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wilder Brook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Munoz Lot: 0.6 mi
- Heywood Lot: 1.4 mi
- Allenwood: 1.6 mi
- Wass Lot: 1.6 mi
- Rowley Hill: 0.7 mi
- Fitch Hill: 1.1 mi
- Ross Hill: 1.5 mi
- Kendall Hill: 2.1 mi
- Redstone Hill: 2.7 mi
- West Sterling Park: 1.5 mi
- Sterling Town Common: 1.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Sterling Greenery Community Park: 2.4 mi
- Sawyer Field: 2.8 mi
- Trail Marker # 141: 5.2 mi
- Cistern Base: 5.2 mi
- Observation Tower: 5.6 mi
- Wachusett Dam: 6.1 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 6.3 mi
- Korean War Bell: 5.7 mi
- Leominster Civil War Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Willard Memorial: 5.9 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 6.0 mi
- Folly: 6.9 mi
- Pan Statue: 7.0 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 10.2 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 10.2 mi
- Maybarton Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 6.6 mi
- Inner Park: 6.8 mi
- Systematic Garden: 6.8 mi
- Winter Garden: 6.9 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 6.0 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 9.6 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 9.6 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 3.4 mi
- Wilder Beach: 8.8 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 9.3 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 9.5 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Ice Fall: 6.2 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 6.4 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 6.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 13.6 mi
- Cascades: 7.5 mi
- Emerson Falls: 7.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 15.6 mi
- The Falls: 22.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Trap Falls: 15.6 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 23.1 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 14.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 21.5 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.9 mi
- Dana: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Simpson Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wachusett | WNW 301° | 609 m | 5.5 mi |
| Little Wachusett | WNW 282° | 476 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 304° | 440 m | 4.9 mi |
| Brown Hill | W 279° | 401 m | 5.7 mi |
| Crow Hills | NNW 328° | 376 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mellen Hill | WSW 256° | 371 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ball Hill | NNW 333° | 364 m | 5.7 mi |
| South Monoosnoc Hill | N 356° | 345 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29700674
Day trips start here
- North County · 3 mi
- Princeton · 4 mi
- Clinton · 6 mi
- Leominster · 6 mi
- Ashburnham · 9 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 9 mi
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