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Wrentham State Forest

Wrentham State Forest from directly overhead

Wrentham State Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Whortleberry Hill stands 169 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Everett Skinner Road Land, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03029, -71.33244

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Field of Dreams: 1.2 mi
  • Telford Park: 1.7 mi
  • Columbia Field: 2.4 mi
  • Harold Burns Memorial Wildlife Arboretum: 2.5 mi
  • Lake Pearl Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
Museums
Artworks
  • Tom Brady: 5.5 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.3 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.4 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.4 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.5 mi
Attractions
  • Cumberlandite: 6.6 mi
  • G's Place: 7.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • Trailers: 7.4 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • 36: 2.2 mi
  • 1: 2.2 mi
  • 35: 2.2 mi
  • 16-34: 2.2 mi
  • 15: 2.3 mi
Cliffs: 33
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 2.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 3.1 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 8.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 8.5 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Rock Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Wrentham State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whortleberry HillWSW 246°169 m10.8 mi
Moose HillNE 43°163 m8.9 mi
Beacon Pole HillWSW 248°162 m6.5 mi
Catamint HillWSW 251°152 m6.1 mi
Bald HillWNW 281°145 m6.2 mi
Diamond HillWSW 243°144 m4.7 mi
Sayles HillWSW 240°143 m10.1 mi
Iron Rock HillWSW 252°140 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:1115:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29835781

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