Small Town Forest
Small Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Brown Hill stands 368 m to the west, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowdrey Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 23.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cowdrey Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Hunting Hills Wildlife Conservation Easement: 0.8 mi
- Proctor Park: 1.1 mi
- Dow Parcel: 1.5 mi
- Townsend Road Land: 1.5 mi
- Hunting Hill: 0.9 mi
- Flat Hill: 1.4 mi
- Deacon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Kezar Hill: 1.9 mi
- Clarks Hill: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Lower Lunenburg Town Common: 2.2 mi
- Marshall Park: 2.3 mi
- Culter Field: 2.7 mi
- Tarbell School Park: 2.9 mi
- Groton Leatherboard Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Peter E. Bertozzi Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Peter Bertozzi and Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Mr Dumaine Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Groton Hunt Monument: 4.4 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 6.4 mi
- Forest Bells: 7.2 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 7.8 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 7.8 mi
- Observatory: 8.1 mi
- Whale Rock: 6.6 mi
- Painted Rock: 6.7 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Moses' Rock: 6.8 mi
- Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 11.0 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 4.9 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 6.2 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 8.0 mi
- Katie's Garden: 5.9 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 7.8 mi
- Swimming Hole: 2.3 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 3.6 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 3.7 mi
- Wilder Beach: 3.9 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 9.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 6.5 mi
- Cascades: 6.8 mi
- Emerson Falls: 8.8 mi
- The Falls: 10.0 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 17.4 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 5.8 mi
- Ice Fall: 13.6 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 13.7 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 6.5 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 15.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Table: 24.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 11.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 14.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Small Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Hill | W 276° | 368 m | 8.3 mi |
| South Monoosnoc Hill | SW 226° | 345 m | 8.2 mi |
| Alpine Hill | W 264° | 318 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pearl Hill | WNW 282° | 310 m | 5.4 mi |
| North Monoosnoc Hill | SW 233° | 291 m | 7.3 mi |
| Oak Hill | WSW 248° | 289 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Elam | WSW 243° | 262 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 303° | 255 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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