Dean Park
Dean Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 157 m. Stratton Hill stands 244 m to the west-northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Street Neighborhood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1931
- Elevation
- 157 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spring Street Neighborhood Park: 0.5 mi
- Eaton Pond Park: 0.6 mi
- Shrewsbury Town Common: 0.9 mi
- Prospect Park: 0.9 mi
- Hillando Drive Park: 1.0 mi
- Keywood Manor: 0.7 mi
- Carlstrom Memorial Forest: 1.5 mi
- Rawson Hill: 1.5 mi
- East Slocum Meadow: 1.8 mi
- Slocum Meadow: 1.8 mi
- Golden Hill: 0.8 mi
- Ward Hill: 0.9 mi
- Meeting House Hall: 1.0 mi
- Tomblin Hill: 1.2 mi
- Temple Hill: 1.5 mi
- Shrewsbury War Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- First Meeting House in Shrewsbury: 0.9 mi
- Shrewsbury Civil War Monument: 0.9 mi
- Ward Family Monument: 0.9 mi
- Fire and Police Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Mine Shaft: 3.6 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 4.3 mi
- North Worcester Business Association: 5.7 mi
- Ford on Rocks: 5.8 mi
- Vernal Pools: 5.9 mi
- Uncle Beazley: 4.3 mi
- Siegfried: 4.3 mi
- Sundial: 4.3 mi
- Pan Statue: 4.5 mi
- Folly: 4.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 4.5 mi
- Secret Garden: 4.5 mi
- The Clearing: 4.5 mi
- Lawn Garden: 4.5 mi
- Wildlife Garden: 4.6 mi
- Shrewsbury Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- EcoTarium: 4.3 mi
- Willard House and Clock Museum: 4.3 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 5.6 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 5.7 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 4.5 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 4.6 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 8.4 mi
- Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 9.7 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 23.3 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 4.9 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.9 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 13.1 mi
- Condo Rock: 13.2 mi
- Cascades: 18.6 mi
- Emerson Falls: 19.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 15.4 mi
- Mystery Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Dean Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Hill | WNW 288° | 244 m | 5.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 278° | 244 m | 5.9 mi |
| Laurel Mt. | WNW 286° | 241 m | 5.8 mi |
| Green Hill | W 260° | 231 m | 4.5 mi |
| Millstone Hill | WSW 254° | 229 m | 4.2 mi |
| Crown Hill | WSW 254° | 229 m | 4.8 mi |
| Meeting House Hall | WNW 302° | 225 m | 1.0 mi |
| Rawson Hill | NNW 334° | 223 m | 1.6 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 | 15:33 | 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, 9 mi away.
- Eastern Forktail27 obs
- Blue Dasher26 obs
- House Finch25 obs
- Eastern Cottontail24 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel24 obs
- Northern Cardinal23 obs
- Tufted Titmouse22 obs
- Blue Jay18 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29763981
Day trips start here
- Shrewsbury · 1 mi
- Worcester · 6 mi
- Boroughs · 7 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 8 mi
- Clinton · 8 mi
- Marlborough · 8 mi
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