Thompson Family Forever Wild Preserve
Thompson Family Forever Wild Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Stickney Hill stands 371 m to the west-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dennison Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Opacum Land Trust
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 18.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 23.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dennison Hill: 1.2 mi
- Lebanon Hill: 1.7 mi
- Hatchet Hill: 1.8 mi
- High Bunk: 2.4 mi
- Griggs Hill: 2.4 mi
- Goodell Morse Memorial Forest: 1.7 mi
- Solair Recreation League: 1.8 mi
- Cole Forest: 2.0 mi
- Pond Factory Road Open Space: 2.5 mi
- Claire Birtz Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Servant Square: 2.0 mi
- Southbridge Civil War Statue: 2.3 mi
- Félix Gatineau Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Southbridge Honor Roll: 2.4 mi
- The Gold Star Mother: 2.6 mi
- World War Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Dresser Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Southbridge Town Common: 2.6 mi
- Walcott Street Playground: 2.7 mi
- Joe Capillo Park: 2.7 mi
- Path Continues: 8.4 mi
- Path Continues: 8.6 mi
- Path Continues: 8.6 mi
- Path Continues: 8.6 mi
- Path Continues: 9.0 mi
- Motion: 4.4 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 16.0 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 17.4 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 17.9 mi
- Guitar: 18.2 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 11.8 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 12.0 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 13.0 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 13.5 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 13.8 mi
- Small House Garden: 4.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.9 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 2.4 mi
- Streeter Beach: 5.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 10.7 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 12.9 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 13.9 mi
- Cargill Falls: 12.0 mi
- Cascade: 15.7 mi
- Codfish Falls: 17.6 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 18.9 mi
- Cascades: 19.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 20.2 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 21.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.1 mi
- Picnic: 2.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Thompson Family Forever Wild Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stickney Hill | WSW 239° | 371 m | 7.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 288° | 335 m | 6.7 mi |
| Coye Hill | SW 216° | 331 m | 5.4 mi |
| Blake Hill | WNW 294° | 328 m | 4.0 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SW 215° | 325 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hatchet Hill | SSW 212° | 313 m | 1.8 mi |
| Corbin Hill | SSW 203° | 289 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mount Dan | NNW 335° | 289 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, under a mile away.
- Eastern Newt15 obs
- Ghost Pipe6 obs
- Black-tipped Darner6 obs
- pinesap4 obs
- Painted Suillus4 obs
- Mourning Dove3 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird3 obs
- Common Garter Snake3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1460099796
Day trips start here
- Southbridge · 2 mi
- Holland · 5 mi
- Woodstock · 6 mi
- Dudley · 7 mi
- South County · 7 mi
- Union · 7 mi
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