University Park
University Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sigmund Freud, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Worcester, Massachusetts
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 28.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert Goddard Memorial: 0.2 mi
- College Square Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Castle Square: 0.8 mi
- Coombs Memorial (Worcester Firemen's Monument): 0.8 mi
- Hadwen House Foundation: 0.8 mi
- Clark University Property: 0.4 mi
- Hadwen Arboretum: 0.9 mi
- Curtis Pond Parcel: 0.9 mi
- Leesville Pond: 1.6 mi
- Tettaset Ridge: 2.0 mi
- South Worcester Playground: 0.5 mi
- College Square: 0.7 mi
- Oread Castle Park: 0.8 mi
- Beaver Brook Park: 0.9 mi
- Fuller Family Park: 1.0 mi
- Pakachoag Hill: 1.2 mi
- Newton Hill: 1.3 mi
- Walnut Hill: 1.5 mi
- Union Hill: 1.6 mi
- Union Hill: 1.9 mi
- Worcester Wall: 1.3 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 3.1 mi
- Thinking Rock: 3.1 mi
- Path Continues: 4.0 mi
- Path Continues: 4.0 mi
- Sigmund Freud: 0.2 mi
- The Hand of Christ: 0.9 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 0.9 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 1.1 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 1.4 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 0.3 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 1.9 mi
- Secret Garden: 9.2 mi
- Lawn Garden: 9.2 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 1.5 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 1.6 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 1.9 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 1.9 mi
- EcoTarium: 3.0 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 4.6 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 11.3 mi
- Memorial Beach: 11.6 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 12.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 2.1 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 8.7 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Condo Rock: 17.2 mi
- Ice Fall: 17.3 mi
- Emerson Falls: 21.1 mi
- Cascades: 21.4 mi
- Cargill Falls: 23.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Picnic: 20.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.9 mi
- Dana: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of University Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | NW 314° | 421 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Asnebumskit Hill | NW 316° | 399 m | 6.0 mi |
| Crocker Hill | NW 312° | 369 m | 6.8 mi |
| Elliott Hill | WNW 295° | 359 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cooper Hill | NW 304° | 358 m | 5.6 mi |
| Howe Hill | WNW 303° | 352 m | 5.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 286° | 331 m | 7.3 mi |
| Stonehouse Hill | NNW 335° | 330 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:33 | 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 | 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, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel152 obs
- Canada Goose99 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly99 obs
- Japanese knotweed88 obs
- American Robin75 obs
- Mallard67 obs
- Eastern Cottontail63 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle62 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29758190
Day trips start here
- Worcester · 2 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 5 mi
- Millbury · 5 mi
- Shrewsbury · 6 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 8 mi
- Spencer · 9 mi
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