Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary
Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Mass Audubon
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd: 0.5 mi
- Poitras Iii Cr Highland Rd: 0.5 mi
- Mighton Woods: 0.6 mi
- Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd: 0.7 mi
- Poitras Ii Cr Highland Rd: 0.8 mi
- Broad Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.2 mi
- Zachary Hill: 1.2 mi
- Long Hill: 1.4 mi
- Miller Hill: 1.9 mi
- Goodwill Park: 2.2 mi
- Nyanza Healing Garden: 2.4 mi
- Stone Park: 2.5 mi
- College Rock Park: 2.6 mi
- The Corner Spot: 2.8 mi
- War veterans memorial: 2.7 mi
- WW1 Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.5 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 4.2 mi
- Caffrey family house foundation (1790s): 5.0 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 2.8 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Statue: 6.5 mi
- horseshoe sculpture: 6.7 mi
- Fireball: 8.4 mi
- Boston Marathon Starting Line: 2.9 mi
- Chattering Rock: 3.8 mi
- Teetering Rock: 4.0 mi
- 16: 7.9 mi
- 15: 8.0 mi
- Knight Hall: 4.3 mi
- Danforth Art Museum\School: 4.7 mi
- Danforth Art: 5.7 mi
- Framingham Historical Society: 5.8 mi
- Niagara Hall: 6.5 mi
- Community Garden Southborough: 5.2 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 6.4 mi
- Southborough Town Pound: 6.9 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 8.8 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 8.8 mi
- Pleasure Point: 2.9 mi
- Stoddard Park: 3.2 mi
- Hopkinton Main Beach: 3.4 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 3.7 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 15.4 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 15.4 mi
- The Wall: 3.9 mi
- Condo Rock: 3.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 8.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 16.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 16.3 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.6 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.3 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.5 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 23.6 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn Hill | WSW 245° | 174 m | 5.5 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | SW 222° | 171 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 259° | 170 m | 5.8 mi |
| Newtons Hill | NW 305° | 166 m | 7.4 mi |
| Christian Hill | WSW 241° | 160 m | 6.7 mi |
| Saddle Hill | WNW 296° | 158 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Nebo | NW 313° | 157 m | 7.3 mi |
| Gibbs Mountain | N 352° | 153 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 6 mi away.
- alder buckthorn40 obs
- Wild Turkey33 obs
- White-tailed Deer30 obs
- eastern white pine30 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage29 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee27 obs
- Common Garter Snake25 obs
- Ghost Pipe24 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/29783307
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