Wachusett Valley Estates Conservation Area
Wachusett Valley Estates Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimball Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 24.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kimball Park: 0.8 mi
- Winthrop Oaks Park: 1.5 mi
- Woodland Park: 1.8 mi
- Burncoat St Playground: 2.4 mi
- Goodale Park: 2.5 mi
- Drury Hill: 0.9 mi
- Malden Hill: 1.4 mi
- Davis Hill: 1.9 mi
- Stratton Hill: 1.9 mi
- Laurel Mt.: 2.0 mi
- Quinapoxet River Access: 1.5 mi
- Bovenzi Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Nick's Woods: 2.3 mi
- Holbrook Forest: 3.2 mi
- Holbrook Forest: 3.3 mi
- Continues to Marchen Drive: 1.8 mi
- Continues to Tent Platform: 1.8 mi
- North Worcester Business Association: 1.9 mi
- Vernal Pools: 1.9 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 2.2 mi
- 1954 Tornado Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Greendale Eagle: 3.3 mi
- Frostholm Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Brittan Square Honor Roll: 4.5 mi
- Gold Star Families: 4.7 mi
- Secret Garden: 5.1 mi
- Lawn Garden: 5.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 5.1 mi
- Cottage & Vegetable Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Systematic Garden: 5.1 mi
- Tremont Columns: 5.1 mi
- Folly: 5.1 mi
- Pan Statue: 5.2 mi
- Human Chess Board: 5.3 mi
- Guitar: 5.9 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 5.3 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 5.4 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- EcoTarium: 6.4 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 6.3 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 8.9 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 11.7 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 13.3 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 14.0 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 4.2 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.5 mi
- Ice Fall: 10.7 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 10.8 mi
- Emerson Falls: 14.3 mi
- Cascades: 14.5 mi
- Trap Falls: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Trap Falls: 22.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 13.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Wachusett Valley Estates Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | SW 230° | 421 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | WSW 238° | 399 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rice Hill | WNW 295° | 386 m | 6.1 mi |
| Crocker Hill | WSW 245° | 369 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pound Hill | WNW 289° | 362 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 267° | 361 m | 4.2 mi |
| Elliott Hill | SW 227° | 359 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cooper Hill | SW 230° | 358 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worcester, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Central Massachusetts · 2 mi
- Worcester · 6 mi
- Shrewsbury · 7 mi
- Princeton · 8 mi
- Clinton · 9 mi
- North County · 10 mi
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