Soles Swamp
Soles Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Carey Hill stands 327 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Stowe Meadows, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.1 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 27.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stowe Meadows: 0.5 mi
- Fay Grant Bird Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Gilbert/Stockwell Property: 1.3 mi
- Gilbert/Stockwell Property: 1.4 mi
- Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Mount Ararat: 0.8 mi
- Grass Hill: 1.6 mi
- Potter Hill: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
- Washington St Park: 1.9 mi
- Water Street Veterans' Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Windle Field: 2.5 mi
- C.A.R.E. Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Goddard Park: 2.6 mi
- Conroy War Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Kusy Square: 2.6 mi
- War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- The Goddard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark: 3.2 mi
- Canadian Cross: 4.2 mi
- Path Continues: 3.6 mi
- Path Continues: 3.7 mi
- Path Continues: 3.8 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 5.5 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 5.5 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 2.7 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 4.2 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 4.2 mi
- The Hand of Christ: 4.3 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 5.3 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 5.5 mi
- Memorial Beach: 7.3 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 12.6 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 13.4 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 4.2 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- EcoTarium: 6.3 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 6.5 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 6.6 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 5.4 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 6.9 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.4 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 13.1 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Condo Rock: 15.3 mi
- The Wall: 15.5 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.4 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 24.8 mi
- Picnic: 18.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Cargill Falls: 18.9 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 23.7 mi
- Bara-Hack: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Soles Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carey Hill | NW 315° | 327 m | 7.8 mi |
| Leicester Hill | NW 312° | 309 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ballard Hill | WNW 299° | 299 m | 7.3 mi |
| Denny Hill | NW 312° | 287 m | 5.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 268° | 287 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NW 320° | 285 m | 6.9 mi |
| Ponnakin Hill | W 266° | 278 m | 6.6 mi |
| Goat Hill | S 188° | 268 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29681603
Day trips start here
- Millbury · 2 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 5 mi
- Worcester · 6 mi
- Shrewsbury · 9 mi
- South County · 9 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 10 mi
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