Sweet Hill Nature Area
Sweet Hill Nature Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Bayberry Hill stands 326 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Sholan Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sholan Park: 0.1 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Sterling Town Common: 1.8 mi
- Sterling Greenery Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Lakside Field: 2.1 mi
- Sweat Hill: 0.2 mi
- Kendall Hill: 1.5 mi
- Redstone Hill: 1.7 mi
- Fitch Hill: 2.4 mi
- Burdett Hill: 2.7 mi
- Trail Marker # 141: 2.6 mi
- Wachusett Dam: 2.8 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 3.0 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 3.2 mi
- Cistern Base: 3.3 mi
- Parker Family Woods: 2.7 mi
- Parker Family Woods: 2.9 mi
- Percival Lot: 3.2 mi
- Apple Valley Conser. Easement: 3.3 mi
- Wilder Brook Conservation Area: 3.4 mi
- The Folly: 3.7 mi
- Temple of Peace: 3.7 mi
- Frank’s Column: 3.8 mi
- Bolton War Memorial: 6.7 mi
- PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 7.2 mi
- Folly: 3.9 mi
- Pan Statue: 3.9 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 7.2 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.2 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.2 mi
- Maybarton Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Inner Park: 3.7 mi
- Systematic Garden: 3.8 mi
- Winter Garden: 3.9 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 3.9 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 2.9 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 9.0 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 10.5 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 0.1 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 7.9 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 8.8 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 9.4 mi
- Wilder Beach: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- Trap Falls: 17.8 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 21.8 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 24.8 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 24.8 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 3.9 mi
- Ice Fall: 9.6 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 9.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.6 mi
- Cascades: 10.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 10.8 mi
- Trap Falls: 17.8 mi
- The Falls: 23.4 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 17.8 mi
- Mystery Spring: 20.2 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 7.5 mi
- Dana: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Sweet Hill Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayberry Hill | NNW 337° | 325.5 m | 7.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NNW 331° | 325 m | 5.7 mi |
| Flagg Hill | W 281° | 314 m | 6.7 mi |
| Justice Hill | NW 321° | 288 m | 6.2 mi |
| Holt Hill | W 261° | 278 m | 6.4 mi |
| Drury Hill | SW 214° | 261 m | 6.7 mi |
| Malden Hill | SW 224° | 260 m | 5.1 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 341° | 259 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29683817
Day trips start here
- Clinton · 3 mi
- North County · 6 mi
- Princeton · 7 mi
- Leominster · 8 mi
- Shrewsbury · 8 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 9 mi
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