Thanksgiving Forest
Thanksgiving Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the west, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Thanksgiving Rocks, a peak 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 20.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 20 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Thanksgiving Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.5 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 1.7 mi
- Robbins Hill: 1.9 mi
- Gilson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bobby Greenwood Wildlife Reserve: 0.5 mi
- Russell Mill Pond & Town Forest Reservation: 0.9 mi
- Water Protection Land: 1.2 mi
- Hickory Hills Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Mannis Land: 1.3 mi
- Vietnam WarVeterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Chelmsford Town Pound Marker: 2.4 mi
- Daisy Memorial Bench: 2.5 mi
- Goddess of Liberty: 2.5 mi
- Middlesex Canal Crossing: 2.6 mi
- Chelmsford Town Common: 2.4 mi
- 110 Baseball Fields: 2.4 mi
- Center Park: 2.5 mi
- Kilrausch Playground: 3.0 mi
- Harmony Park: 3.5 mi
- Chelmsford Public Garden: 2.4 mi
- Infinity garden: 2.6 mi
- Gates Block Garden: 5.7 mi
- Bedford Garden Club: 5.9 mi
- Westford Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Cow Tunnel: 2.6 mi
- Vernal Pool Viewing area: 2.8 mi
- Wetlands Viewing Area: 2.8 mi
- Wetlands Overlook Area: 2.9 mi
- Gathering Rocks: 2.9 mi
- Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 3.4 mi
- New England Baseball Museum: 3.4 mi
- Job Lane Farm Museum: 4.6 mi
- Westford Museum: 5.1 mi
- YV Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- Buddha Statue: 5.4 mi
- Hydro: 5.4 mi
- Wamesit Indian Statue: 5.6 mi
- Mill Girls Sculpture: 5.7 mi
- Dance Rhythm: 5.8 mi
- Freeman Lake Beach: 5.5 mi
- Baby Beach: 7.9 mi
- Pelham Town Beach: 9.4 mi
- Willow St Beach: 10.6 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 2.8 mi
- Picnic Table: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 12.7 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 5.9 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 12.6 mi
- Lookout Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Crag 1: 15.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.8 mi
- The Falls: 19.0 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 21.8 mi
- Cascades: 23.4 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
- Windham Weigh Station Northbound: 18.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 18.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 19.7 mi
- Rest Area I-495 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 3.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 14.9 mi
- Haywardville: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Thanksgiving Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill (468') | W 279° | 135 m | 5.2 mi |
| Snake Meadow Hill | WNW 290° | 123 m | 7.3 mi |
| Robbins Hill | NW 318° | 122 m | 1.9 mi |
| Sparks Hill | W 268° | 120 m | 5.3 mi |
| Wilderness Hill | WSW 252° | 120 m | 7.3 mi |
| Starr Hill | WSW 252° | 120 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kissacook Hill | WNW 283° | 118 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rail Tree Hill | SW 236° | 111 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:30 | 16:16 |
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 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowell, 5 mi away.
- northern starflower75 obs
- Blue Dasher67 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee57 obs
- Common Garter Snake55 obs
- pink lady's slipper50 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage48 obs
- Common Watersnake47 obs
- partridgeberry45 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29743571
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