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Stowe Meadows

Stowe Meadows from directly overhead

Stowe Meadows is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Carey Hill stands 327 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Soles Swamp, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.18396, -71.80091

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Mount Ararat: 0.8 mi
  • Grass Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Potter Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Park Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Washington St Park: 1.8 mi
  • Goddard Park: 2.2 mi
  • Water Street Veterans' Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • C.A.R.E. Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Windle Field: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 3.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.6 mi
  • Worcester Wall: 5.1 mi
  • Old Black Oak: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Goddard Rocket: 2.2 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 3.6 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 3.7 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 3.8 mi
  • Sigmund Freud: 4.7 mi
Museums: 27
Gardens: 27
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 6.4 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 27
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 23.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 18.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cargill Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Stowe Meadows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carey HillNW 313°327 m7.3 mi
Leicester HillNW 309°309 m6.9 mi
Ballard HillWNW 295°299 m7.0 mi
Denny HillNW 308°287 m5.0 mi
Prospect HillW 264°287 m7.5 mi
Rocky HillNW 318°285 m6.5 mi
Ponnakin HillW 261°278 m6.6 mi
Goat HillS 186°268 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2318:59
June solstice05:1219:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962514031
Precip in3.53.34.24.13.64.23.94.14.24.84.04.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29684343

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