Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Stillwater River Wildlife Conservation Easement

Stillwater River Wildlife Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Stillwater River Wildlife Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Justice Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1991
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.48264, -71.83091

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Justice Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Wolfden Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Pine Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Bayberry Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Sawyer Field: 0.7 mi
  • Goodnow Park: 3.3 mi
  • West Sterling Park: 3.4 mi
  • Forrester: 3.9 mi
  • Barrett Park: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Observation Tower: 2.9 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Whale Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • Giant Shopping Cart: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Korean War Bell: 4.7 mi
  • Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Leominster Civil War Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Willard Memorial: 5.0 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 5.9 mi
  • Folly: 9.9 mi
  • Pan Statue: 10.0 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 11.4 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 39
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 9.1 mi
  • Inner Park: 9.8 mi
Museums: 37
Beaches: 28
  • Sterling Town Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 7.6 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 7.9 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Emerson Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascades: 5.4 mi
  • Trap Falls: 13.5 mi
  • The Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettW 279°609 m2.9 mi
Little WachusettWSW 246°476 m3.3 mi
Pine HillW 278°440 m2.2 mi
Brown HillWSW 248°401 m4.0 mi
Church RockWNW 300°398 m4.7 mi
Prentiss HillWNW 284°386 m5.8 mi
Crow HillsNNW 333°376 m3.4 mi
Mellen HillSW 230°371 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2219:00
June solstice05:1119:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:47
December solstice07:1415:3216:18

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29683141

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Stillwater River Wildlife Conservation Easement.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens