Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area
Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Blood Hill stands 461 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The Apple Way of Londonderry passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2022
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.65518, -71.70936
- 19.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 22.0 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Town Common: 0.9 mi
- Upper Common: 0.9 mi
- TAYBS Spaulding Fields: 1.1 mi
- Townsend State Forest Parking Area: 1.8 mi
- TAYBS Craven Field: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Bayberry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Townsend Hill: 2.7 mi
- Shipley Hill: 3.4 mi
- Barker Hill: 3.5 mi
- West Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Groton Leatherboard Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Peter E. Bertozzi Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Peter Bertozzi and Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area Memorial: 3.2 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Fitchburg Creamery: 5.9 mi
Artworks
- Observatory: 5.2 mi
- CAVA: 5.2 mi
- The Venuses Rest: 5.2 mi
- Through Time: 5.2 mi
- Nearly Naked: 5.2 mi
Attractions
- Painted Rock: 7.2 mi
- Whale Rock: 7.9 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Moses' Rock: 8.1 mi
- Barrett House: 10.0 mi
Museums: 55
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 5.8 mi
- Ashby Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 6.7 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 50
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Katie's Garden: 7.9 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 31
- Swimming Hole: 3.0 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 5.7 mi
- Wilder Beach: 6.1 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Trap Falls: 3.6 mi
- The Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cascades: 8.2 mi
- Emerson Falls: 9.7 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Old Limestone Quarry: 7.2 mi
- Ice Fall: 14.9 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 15.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Trap Falls: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 17.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Springs: 4
- The Ashburnham Spring: 10.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.0 mi
- River Road Spring: 22.9 mi
- Falcon Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 9.2 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Hill | W 279° | 461 m | 7.5 mi |
| Jewell Hill | W 262° | 429 m | 7.8 mi |
| Whittemore Hill | NW 304° | 418 m | 8.0 mi |
| Russell Hill | W 268° | 414 m | 8.1 mi |
| Jones Hill | WNW 293° | 397 m | 7.3 mi |
| Barrett Hill | NW 322° | 382 m | 8.5 mi |
| Brown Hill | WSW 250° | 368 m | 7.4 mi |
| Davis Hill | NW 310° | 336 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–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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29769915
Day trips start here
- Townsend · 6 mi
- Fitchburg · 7 mi
- Groton · 7 mi
- Shirley · 7 mi
- Leominster · 9 mi
- Tyngsborough · 12 mi
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