Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Song Memorial Forest
Song Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the south-southeast, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Flower Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 4.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2001
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.71833, -72.36647
- 4.1 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 8.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 13.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 8 mi
- Waterfall · 9 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 10 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Flower Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bolster Hill: 1.4 mi
- Curtis Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bolster Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bennetts Knob: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Morse Memorial Forest: 1.7 mi
- Wallace Forest: 1.7 mi
- Mt. Grace State Forest: 1.7 mi
- Pauchaug Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Winchester Town Forest - Snow Pond: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Loring Field: 3.1 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 3.7 mi
- Ellen Lambert Murphy Memorial Community Center: 3.7 mi
- Moores Pond Town Beach: 4.5 mi
- Winchester Town Beach: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 4.7 mi
- Eliza Ballou Monument: 6.3 mi
- Hazel's Park: 9.2 mi
- Royalston Veterans Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 10.4 mi
Museums: 35
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 2.9 mi
- Royalston Historical Society: 9.6 mi
- Royalston Post Office: 9.6 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 10.0 mi
- Old Town Hall: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 27
- Stone Bridge: 6.0 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 7.9 mi
- Path Continues: 9.8 mi
- Path Continues: 9.8 mi
- Path Continues: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Table Rock: 5.2 mi
- Jacob Hill: 8.4 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 9.4 mi
- The Sanctuary: 9.4 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 22
- South Royalston Chicken: 12.6 mi
- Reaching: 15.0 mi
- Aurora: 15.1 mi
- Trinity Bicycle Shop: 15.3 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 14
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 5.7 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 10.7 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 11.0 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 14.9 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 13
- Wendell Community Garden: 11.8 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Noahs Ark: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Pulpit Falls: 2.0 mi
- Hobo Falls: 5.1 mi
- Royalston Falls: 6.1 mi
- Spirit Falls: 8.9 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 15.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Falcon Spring: 16.7 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Wright Grove: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Song Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Grace | SSE 163° | 491 m | 1.9 mi |
| Crag Mountain | SSW 207° | 456 m | 5.8 mi |
| Brush Mountain | SSW 212° | 455 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bennetts Knob | SSE 155° | 444 m | 1.8 mi |
| Attleboro Mountain | NE 35° | 427 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mayo Hill | E 93° | 418 m | 3.4 mi |
| Scott Mountain | NNE 25° | 410 m | 4.2 mi |
| White Hill | E 90° | 409 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:33 | 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 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29914483
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 11 mi
- Brattleboro · 13 mi
- Gill · 15 mi
- Greenfield · 15 mi
- Deerfield · 17 mi
- Rindge · 18 mi
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