Slocum Meadow
Slocum Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Winter Hill stands 273 m to the west, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is East Slocum Meadow, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 27.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Slocum Meadow: 0.5 mi
- Carlstrom Memorial Forest: 0.5 mi
- Newton Pond: 0.9 mi
- Former Frybeck Estate: 1.1 mi
- Addition To Former Frybeck Est: 1.1 mi
- Sewall Hill: 0.7 mi
- Meeting House Hall: 0.9 mi
- Rawson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Golden Hill: 1.9 mi
- Stiles Hill: 2.0 mi
- Masonic Hospital: 0.9 mi
- Ward Family Monument: 1.1 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 1.1 mi
- First Meeting House in Shrewsbury: 1.1 mi
- Shrewsbury World War I Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Park: 0.9 mi
- Shrewsbury Town Common: 1.1 mi
- Spring Street Neighborhood Park: 1.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.7 mi
- Dean Park: 1.8 mi
- Mine Shaft: 2.3 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 3.5 mi
- North Worcester Business Association: 3.9 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 4.0 mi
- Vernal Pools: 4.0 mi
- Siegfried: 3.6 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 3.6 mi
- Sundial: 3.6 mi
- Pan Statue: 3.6 mi
- Folly: 3.7 mi
- Secret Garden: 3.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.6 mi
- Lawn Garden: 3.6 mi
- Cottage & Vegetable Gardens: 3.6 mi
- The Clearing: 3.6 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- EcoTarium: 3.6 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 4.5 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 4.5 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 4.9 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 7.4 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 11.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 24.8 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 3.7 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 7.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 14.6 mi
- Condo Rock: 14.9 mi
- Cascades: 17.5 mi
- Emerson Falls: 17.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Slocum Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Hill | W 271° | 273 m | 5.3 mi |
| Drury Hill | WNW 293° | 261 m | 4.7 mi |
| Malden Hill | NW 313° | 260 m | 5.6 mi |
| Moreland Hill | WSW 252° | 249 m | 5.9 mi |
| Stratton Hill | WNW 286° | 244 m | 3.8 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 272° | 244 m | 4.2 mi |
| Laurel Mt. | WNW 283° | 241 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hancock Hill | WSW 252° | 233 m | 4.9 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 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:33 | 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 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29700765
Day trips start here
- Shrewsbury · 1 mi
- Worcester · 5 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 6 mi
- Boroughs · 8 mi
- Clinton · 8 mi
- Millbury · 8 mi
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