- Elevation
- 239 m
- Tallest summit within 7.0 miles
- Asnebumskit Hill421 m · 2.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lost Villages Scenic Byway0.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2849, -71.8644
Cascades Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded 239 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the northwest, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascades East, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.
- Elevation
- 239 m
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Cascades Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | NW 305° | 421 m | 2.0 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | NW 312° | 399 m | 2.7 mi |
| Crocker Hill | NW 304° | 369 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 332° | 361 m | 4.6 mi |
| Elliott Hill | W 265° | 359 m | 2.9 mi |
| Cooper Hill | WNW 284° | 358 m | 2.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 312° | 355 m | 5.1 mi |
| Howe Hill | W 275° | 352 m | 2.1 mi |
- 0.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 28.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 28.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cascades East: 0.3 mi
- Cooks Pond: 0.3 mi
- Cascades West: 0.8 mi
- Boynton Park: 0.9 mi
- Cook's Woods: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Thinking Rock: 0.7 mi
- Path Continues: 0.9 mi
- Cousins' Rock: 1.6 mi
- Continues to Tent Platform: 3.6 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Tatnuck Square: 0.7 mi
- Bailey-Prouty Playground: 0.8 mi
- Logan Field: 0.9 mi
- Bailey-Prouty Playground: 1.0 mi
- Greenview Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Eddy Hill: 1.0 mi
- Moreland Hill: 1.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.8 mi
- Maple Hill: 1.9 mi
- Stonehouse Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Deed Rock: 2.0 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Hadwen House Foundation: 2.5 mi
- Bancroft Tower: 2.5 mi
- Bancroft Tower: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 35
- Guitar: 1.1 mi
- Human Chess Board: 2.7 mi
- Tremont Columns: 3.1 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 3.2 mi
- Celtic Cross: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 33
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 1.4 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 3.1 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.8 mi
- Lawn Garden: 8.8 mi
Museums: 30
- Salisbury Mansion: 3.3 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 3.4 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 4.9 mi
- EcoTarium: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 26
- Point Rok Beach: 7.5 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 11.0 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 13.0 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 1.9 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 8.1 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 14.4 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Picnic: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Emerson Falls: 18.6 mi
- Cascades: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:33 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 1 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Central Massachusetts · 3 mi
- Worcester · 3 mi
- Spencer · 7 mi
- Millbury · 8 mi
- Shrewsbury · 8 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 11 mi
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