Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Town Forest
Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Bald Hill stands 210 m to the west-southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Taft - Main House, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great and Breakneck Hill Roads passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.06671, -71.57230
- 13.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 13.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 21.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 14 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Taft - Main House: 0.0 mi
- Crash Site Monument: 3.8 mi
- Woonsocket Civil War Monument: 5.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Chestnut Hill: 0.1 mi
- Inman Hill: 1.4 mi
- Daniels Hill: 2.0 mi
- Estey Hill: 2.1 mi
- Waterbug Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Quisset Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Town Forest: 0.9 mi
- Cormier Woods: 1.2 mi
- Iyons Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Quisset Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Skull Rock Lock Trailhead: 2.4 mi
- Central (Stanley) Woolen Mill District Park: 2.7 mi
- Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park: 2.9 mi
- Founders Park: 3.0 mi
- Uxbridge Common District: 3.1 mi
Museums
- National Park Lowe Mill: 4.8 mi
- Museum of Work and Culture: 5.5 mi
- Massachusetts State Police Museum and Learning Center: 5.6 mi
- Franklin Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 11.4 mi
Artworks
- Statue of Hachikō: 5.3 mi
- Statue: 5.7 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 11.6 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Tom Brady: 15.9 mi
Attractions
- Cumberlandite: 7.3 mi
- Teetering Rock: 8.2 mi
- Chattering Rock: 8.3 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 8.5 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 53
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Rain Gardens: 13.6 mi
- Julia's Garden: 14.0 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 15.4 mi
Beaches: 37
- Memorial Beach: 6.7 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 7.0 mi
- Flynns Beach: 7.4 mi
- YWCA Beach: 7.5 mi
- Chilson Beach: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 20
- Site #36: 13.1 mi
- 1: 13.9 mi
- 36: 13.9 mi
- 35: 14.0 mi
- 16-34: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Condo Rock: 8.2 mi
- The Wall: 8.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 13.1 mi
- Pond Cave: 13.2 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 13.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 19.7 mi
- Cargill Falls: 20.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Roger Williams Spring: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | WSW 259° | 210 m | 7.2 mi |
| Leland Hill | NW 314° | 202 m | 9.4 mi |
| George Hill | NNW 339° | 183 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pratt Hill | NNW 345° | 181 m | 8.3 mi |
| Misoe Hill | N 354° | 180 m | 4.2 mi |
| Woonsocket Hill | S 171° | 180 m | 6.2 mi |
| Castle Hill | WNW 288° | 176 m | 5.5 mi |
| Peppercorn Hill | N 4° | 174 m | 8.4 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 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:33 | 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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29769136
Day trips start here
- Blackstone · 4 mi
- Woonsocket · 5 mi
- Milford · 6 mi
- North Smithfield · 7 mi
- Upton · 8 mi
- Burrillville · 9 mi
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