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Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement

Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2008-09-12

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.48291, -71.80070

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Justice Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Bee Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Bayberry Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Long Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Sawyer Field: 1.9 mi
  • Fournier Park: 2.6 mi
  • Eagles Field: 2.9 mi
  • Barrett Park: 3.0 mi
  • West Sterling Park: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Korean War Bell: 3.6 mi
  • Leominster World War 1 Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Leominster Civil War Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Leominster Spanish - American War Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Willard Memorial: 3.9 mi
Attractions
  • Observation Tower: 4.4 mi
  • Moses' Rock: 5.3 mi
  • Whale Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 5.4 mi
  • Painted Rock: 6.9 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 4.5 mi
  • Folly: 9.2 mi
  • Pan Statue: 9.3 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 9.9 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 9.9 mi
Museums: 46
Gardens: 43
  • Prichard Street Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Sundial Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 7.8 mi
  • Inner Park: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Sterling Town Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 6.7 mi
  • The Beach at Arrive: 7.1 mi
  • Lunenburg Town Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Crocker Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Waterfalls: 7
  • Cascades: 5.1 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 13.2 mi
  • The Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 5.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Wekepeke Wildlife Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettW 276°609 m4.4 mi
Little WachusettWSW 254°476 m4.7 mi
Pine HillW 274°440 m3.7 mi
Brown HillWSW 254°401 m5.4 mi
Church RockWNW 292°398 m6.1 mi
Prentiss HillW 281°386 m7.3 mi
Crow HillsNW 314°376 m4.3 mi
Mellen HillWSW 238°371 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4620:29
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29758854

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