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Wells State Park

Wells State Park from directly overhead

Wells State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Tower Hill stands 336 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Walker Mountain, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.13876, -72.06243

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Walker Mountain: 0.2 mi
  • Barnes Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Gay Hill: 2.2 mi
  • White Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Snake Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Cedar Pond Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
  • Town Common: 2.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Village Common: 2.9 mi
  • Walcott Street Playground: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 34
Museums: 28
  • Keep Homestead Museum: 13.6 mi
  • Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 15.2 mi
  • Worcester Historical Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Thompson Historical Society: 16.0 mi
  • Salisbury Mansion: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Herb Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Small House Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 14.3 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 8.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Wells State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillW 280°336 m7.2 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWSW 236°335 m7.6 mi
Little Mugget HillENE 66°328 m5.1 mi
Blake HillSW 218°328 m6.0 mi
Long HillNE 52°328 m6.4 mi
Flat HillNE 48°324 m6.8 mi
Hatchet HillS 187°313 m7.9 mi
Doane HillNE 40°310 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1319:4620:29
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465766716962504131
Precip in3.73.24.34.33.53.94.04.44.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • striped wintergreen34 obs
  • eastern white pine31 obs
  • pink lady's slipper25 obs
  • partridgeberry24 obs
  • eastern hemlock23 obs
  • Painted Turtle21 obs
  • mountain laurel21 obs
  • downy rattlesnake plantain21 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29700973

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