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Squannacook Conservation Area

Squannacook Conservation Area from directly overhead

Squannacook Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Pearl Hill stands 310 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1979

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.61625, -71.64435

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Culter Field: 0.9 mi
  • Tarbell School Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rooftop Boat Access: 2.7 mi
  • Yapp Hay Field: 2.9 mi
  • Legion Field: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
  • Whale Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Painted Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 8.9 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 55
Beaches: 29
  • Swimming Hole: 1.5 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 5.7 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 5.8 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Trap Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Cascades: 8.9 mi
  • The Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Purgatory Lower Falls: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 12.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 13.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Squannacook Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pearl HillW 274°310 m7.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillWNW 290°255 m7.3 mi
Pearl HillW 281°250 m7.4 mi
Fort HillWNW 294°241 m7.5 mi
Barker HillNW 324°229 m7.4 mi
Bayberry HillWNW 294°209 m5.7 mi
Potanipo HillN 349°187 m7.8 mi
West HillNNW 336°183 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1019:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29763976

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