Squannacook Picnic Site
Squannacook Picnic Site 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 0.4 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 24.5 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area: 0.4 mi
- West Throne Hill Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
- Squannacook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Bernier-Bissell Property: 0.5 mi
- Bernier-Bissell Property: 0.6 mi
- The Throne: 0.8 mi
- Kezar Hill: 1.3 mi
- Hunting Hill: 1.7 mi
- Deacon Hill: 2.0 mi
- Brattle Hill: 2.3 mi
- Peter E. Bertozzi Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Peter Bertozzi and Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Groton Leatherboard Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Mr Dumaine Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Groton Hunt Monument: 2.7 mi
- Culter Field: 1.2 mi
- Tarbell School Park: 1.4 mi
- Rooftop Boat Access: 2.5 mi
- Yapp Hay Field: 2.7 mi
- Legion Field: 3.6 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 7.2 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 8.3 mi
- Always Ready Engine House: 8.5 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 8.5 mi
- Forest Bells: 5.5 mi
- Remember These Raw Remnants: 7.2 mi
- Observatory: 7.2 mi
- Memories: 7.2 mi
- The Venuses Rest: 7.2 mi
- Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 8.8 mi
- Painted Rock: 9.0 mi
- Whale Rock: 9.0 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Moses' Rock: 9.2 mi
- Katie's Garden: 4.0 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 8.1 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Swimming Hole: 1.1 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 5.9 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 6.1 mi
- Wilder Beach: 6.1 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 9.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 7.6 mi
- The Falls: 8.5 mi
- Cascades: 9.2 mi
- Emerson Falls: 11.2 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 16.6 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 3.5 mi
- Ice Fall: 15.9 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 16.0 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Trap Falls: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 13.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 22.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.6 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 22.7 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 12.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Squannacook Picnic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl Hill | W 270° | 310 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 287° | 255 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pearl Hill | W 277° | 250 m | 7.4 mi |
| Fort Hill | WNW 290° | 241 m | 7.4 mi |
| Barker Hill | NW 321° | 229 m | 7.1 mi |
| Russell Hill | NNW 340° | 223 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bayberry Hill | WNW 290° | 209 m | 5.6 mi |
| Potanipo Hill | NNW 348° | 187 m | 7.3 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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