Wrack Meadow
Wrack Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Meeting House Hall stands 225 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ball Hill Road Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 29.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ball Hill Road Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Summer Star Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Wrack Meadow: 0.3 mi
- Mile Hill Woods: 0.6 mi
- Malone Cr: 0.7 mi
- Barnes Hill: 0.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.9 mi
- Larkin Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.2 mi
- Reubens Hill: 1.4 mi
- Log Chair: 1.9 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 2.1 mi
- Wachusett Dam: 2.2 mi
- Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 2.2 mi
- Trail Marker # 141: 3.9 mi
- Philbin Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Carlisle Park: 2.8 mi
- Central Park: 2.9 mi
- Duck Harbor: 2.9 mi
- Millstone Park: 3.3 mi
- Temple of Peace: 2.6 mi
- The Folly: 2.6 mi
- Frank’s Column: 2.6 mi
- Hermit Cave: 3.9 mi
- WW2?: 4.0 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 2.6 mi
- The Clearing: 2.6 mi
- Inner Park: 2.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 2.6 mi
- Systematic Garden: 2.7 mi
- Pan Statue: 2.6 mi
- Folly: 2.7 mi
- Amadinda: 8.8 mi
- Chime Wall: 8.8 mi
- Siegfried: 8.9 mi
- The Icon Museum and Study Center: 2.9 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- West School Museum: 8.4 mi
- Harvard Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- American Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 4.5 mi
- Bolton Town Beach: 5.7 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 6.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 7.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 7.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 21.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 21.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 3.6 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 11.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.5 mi
- Ice Fall: 14.0 mi
- Cascades: 14.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 15.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 21.3 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.6 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 22.0 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Wrack Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting House Hall | SSW 202° | 225 m | 5.0 mi |
| Rawson Hill | SSW 205° | 223 m | 4.1 mi |
| Redstone Hill | NW 324° | 206 m | 5.7 mi |
| Longley Hill | SSW 204° | 205 m | 2.7 mi |
| Bartlett Hill | S 188° | 201 m | 3.6 mi |
| Barnes Hill | SSE 161° | 195 m | 0.6 mi |
| Ball Hill | S 184° | 195 m | 1.6 mi |
| Apron Hill | WSW 236° | 191 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:32 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29769627
Day trips start here
- Clinton · 3 mi
- Hudson · 6 mi
- Shrewsbury · 6 mi
- Boroughs · 7 mi
- Marlborough · 7 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 10 mi
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