Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area

Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Jones Hill stands 397 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 19 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built: 1999

Visiting

What to expect

Access: Yes

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.65241, -71.68540

18.6 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
20.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
22.3 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
25.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area: 0.2 mi
Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
Meetinghouse Park: 0.8 mi
Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi

Parks

Town Common: 1.4 mi
Upper Common: 1.7 mi
TAYBS Spaulding Fields: 2.0 mi
Townsend State Forest Parking Area: 2.3 mi
TAYBS Craven Field: 3.4 mi

Historic sites

Groton Leatherboard Memorial: 1.9 mi
Peter E. Bertozzi Memorial: 2.0 mi
Peter Bertozzi and Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area Memorial: 2.1 mi
Groton Hunt Monument: 5.6 mi
Mr Dumaine Memorial: 5.6 mi

Peaks

Townsend Hill: 2.1 mi
Shipley Hill: 2.2 mi
The Throne: 2.8 mi
Bayberry Hill: 3.1 mi
Oak Hill: 3.4 mi

Artworks

Observatory: 5.1 mi
The Venuses Rest: 5.1 mi
CAVA: 5.1 mi
Through Time: 5.1 mi
Nearly Naked: 5.1 mi

Attractions

Painted Rock: 8.0 mi
Whale Rock: 8.6 mi
Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 8.6 mi
Moses' Rock: 8.7 mi
Yudicky Farm - Conservation Area: 9.4 mi

Museums57

Lunenburg Historical Society: 4.5 mi
Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 6.5 mi
Ashby Historical Society: 7.1 mi
Fitchburg Art Museum: 7.5 mi
Fitchburg Historical Society: 7.6 mi

Gardens54

Maple Hill Gardens: 6.3 mi
Katie's Garden: 6.8 mi
Prichard Street Community Garden: 7.4 mi
Sundial Community Garden: 7.5 mi
Ayer Community Garden: 8.9 mi

Beaches31

Swimming Hole: 1.9 mi
Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.0 mi
The Beach at Arrive: 6.0 mi
Wilder Beach: 6.4 mi
Silver Lake Beach: 8.7 mi

Waterfalls12

Trap Falls: 4.8 mi
The Falls: 7.1 mi
Cascades: 8.8 mi
Emerson Falls: 10.5 mi
Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.3 mi

Cliffs8

Old Limestone Quarry: 5.9 mi
Ice Fall: 15.6 mi
Ice Fall (in winter): 15.7 mi
Sawyer Bluff: 19.1 mi
Farmers Cliff: 20.1 mi

Picnic sites6

Trap Falls: 4.8 mi
Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 15.9 mi
Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Picnic Table: 24.0 mi

Springs4

The Ashburnham Spring: 11.3 mi
Mystery Spring: 14.8 mi
River Road Spring: 23.0 mi
Falcon Spring: 24.9 mi

Rest areas3

Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 9.1 mi
Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 23.3 mi
Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 24.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Jones Hill	WNW 291°	397 m	8.5 mi
Brown Hill	WSW 254°	368 m	8.5 mi
Davis Hill	NW 306°	336 m	8.4 mi
Alpine Hill	WSW 243°	318 m	8.6 mi
Merriam Hill	NW 321°	313 m	8.5 mi
Pearl Hill	WSW 249°	310 m	5.5 mi
Juniper Hill	NW 305°	278 m	6.1 mi
Pole Hill	NNW 340°	259 m	7.3 mi

Conditions

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–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	24	25	34	46	57	66	71	69	62	49	39	30
Precip in	3.5	3.3	4.4	4.2	3.7	4.3	3.7	4.3	4.2	5.3	3.9	4.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Coop, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29777839

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