- Elevation, modelled
- 338 m
- Tallest summit within 8.5 miles
- Mount Watatic555 m · 8.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lost Villages Scenic Byway12.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6264, -72.0236
Winchendon State Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 338 m. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gardner Water Supply Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Winchendon State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Watatic | NE 54° | 555 m | 8.2 mi |
| Nutting Hill | NE 49° | 491 m | 8.3 mi |
| Little Watatic Mountain | ENE 56° | 478 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fisher Hill | ENE 58° | 468 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Hunger | ENE 74° | 439 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bush Hill | NNE 23° | 432 m | 6.4 mi |
| Jewell Hill | E 84° | 429 m | 8.3 mi |
| Thrasher Hill | N 3° | 417 m | 8.4 mi |
- 12.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 22.3 mi off the Connecticut River BywayNational
- 29.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 16 mi
- Overlook · 20 mi
- Waterfall · 21 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gardner Water Supply Land: 0.6 mi
- Bailey Brook Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Bailey Brook Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Bailey Brook Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Tarleton Conservation Restriction: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Nineteenth Hill: 1.2 mi
- Coolidge Hill: 1.9 mi
- Town Line Hill: 2.1 mi
- Beaman Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Bailey Brook Park: 1.7 mi
- Militia Training Field: 2.6 mi
- Houghton Park: 2.6 mi
- Monument Square: 2.9 mi
- River's Edge Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Site of First Winchendon Church: 2.5 mi
- Old Centre Burial Ground Bicentennial Plaque: 2.5 mi
- Baker Family: 2.7 mi
- Joseph "Peto" Caisse Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Baldwinville WWII Memorial: 2.9 mi
Artworks
- Clyde II: 4.1 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 5.6 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 6.4 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 16.8 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 51
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 4.0 mi
- Yellow Chair: 5.9 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 7.9 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 8.3 mi
- Painted Rock: 11.2 mi
Museums: 33
- Gardner Museum: 3.8 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Frederick Historic Piano Collection: 5.9 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Rindge Historcal Museum: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Jacob Hill: 10.3 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 11.1 mi
- Ice Fall: 11.2 mi
- Overlook: 13.5 mi
- Black Precipice: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 23
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 3.4 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 3.6 mi
- Holiday Cove: 4.2 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 4.7 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 23
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Community Garden: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Doane's Falls: 9.2 mi
- Doane's Falls: 9.3 mi
- Spirit Falls: 9.6 mi
- Emerson Falls: 10.5 mi
- Cascades: 12.4 mi
Springs: 2
- The Ashburnham Spring: 6.0 mi
- Falcon Spring: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Trap Falls: 13.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:32 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birch Hill DAM, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Gardner · 4 mi
- Ashburnham · 8 mi
- Westminster · 8 mi
- Rindge · 9 mi
- Fitchburg · 12 mi
- North County · 14 mi
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