Buffumville Lake Park
Buffumville Lake Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Tree Farm Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
How to reach it
- 8.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 28.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Willow Tree Farm Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Little River Estates Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Little River Estates Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Little River: 1.4 mi
- Leovich Landing Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Conlin Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bonners Hill: 1.4 mi
- Putnam Hill: 1.9 mi
- Carp Hill: 2.0 mi
- Taft Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rich–Turner Mill Ruins: 1.4 mi
- Clara Barton Homestead: 2.6 mi
- Clara Barton's Birthplace: 3.1 mi
- William T. G. Morton Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Charlton Soldier Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Treasure Land Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Josling Park (ext.): 2.4 mi
- Joslin Park: 2.4 mi
- Carbuncle Park: 2.5 mi
- Greenbiar Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Cellar Hole: 4.6 mi
- Path Continues: 4.6 mi
- Path Continues: 5.2 mi
- Path Continues: 5.5 mi
- Path Continues: 6.1 mi
- Motion: 5.6 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 7.2 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 9.0 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 9.3 mi
- The Hand of Christ: 9.9 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.6 mi
- Small House Garden: 9.7 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 10.4 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 11.1 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 10.1 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 11.6 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 12.0 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 12.1 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 8.9 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Streeter Beach: 11.2 mi
- Memorial Beach: 11.5 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 12.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 10.0 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 17.5 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 18.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Condo Rock: 21.3 mi
- Cargill Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.1 mi
- Cascade: 24.7 mi
- Picnic: 11.2 mi
- Bara-Hack: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Buffumville Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mugget Hill | NW 319° | 328 m | 4.7 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 333° | 328 m | 6.1 mi |
| Flat Hill | NNW 336° | 324 m | 6.6 mi |
| Gately Hill | NNW 344° | 312 m | 8.2 mi |
| Doane Hill | NW 307° | 310 m | 6.9 mi |
| Williams Hill | NW 310° | 304 m | 4.7 mi |
| Casey Hill | NW 314° | 303 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mugget Hill | WNW 296° | 299 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, under a mile away.
- Painted Turtle15 obs
- striped wintergreen10 obs
- pink lady's slipper9 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage8 obs
- Ghost Pipe7 obs
- common yarrow7 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander6 obs
- marsh marigold6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/517801905
Day trips start here
- South County · 3 mi
- Dudley · 5 mi
- Webster · 5 mi
- Southbridge · 7 mi
- Millbury · 9 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
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