Vernon Hill Playground
Vernon Hill Playground is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 182 m. Asnebumskit Hill stands 421 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 27.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
- Lookout Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Hill: 0.4 mi
- Union Hill: 0.5 mi
- Pakachoag Hill: 1.0 mi
- Crow Hill: 1.4 mi
- Belmont Hill: 1.9 mi
- Blackstone Gateway Park: 0.6 mi
- Crompton Park: 0.6 mi
- Mulcahy Field: 0.7 mi
- College Square: 1.0 mi
- General Pickett Park: 1.1 mi
- WW I Grabowski Square Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Kelley Square: 0.8 mi
- Henry Billings Memorial: 0.9 mi
- College Square Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Worcester Wall: 1.0 mi
- The Explorer Express Train: 2.0 mi
- Mine Shaft: 3.3 mi
- Thinking Rock: 4.2 mi
- Path Continues: 4.8 mi
- Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Crow Hill & Fitzgerald Brook Conservation Restriction: 1.6 mi
- Clark University Property: 1.7 mi
- Perkins Farm: 1.9 mi
- Leesville Pond: 2.2 mi
- The Hand of Christ: 0.9 mi
- Egg-Ice to Steel: 1.2 mi
- Turtle Boy: 1.3 mi
- Celtic Cross: 1.4 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 1.5 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 1.6 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 3.2 mi
- Secret Garden: 8.7 mi
- Lawn Garden: 8.8 mi
- Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Worcester Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Major Taylor Museum: 1.9 mi
- EcoTarium: 1.9 mi
- Salisbury Mansion: 2.0 mi
- Point Rok Beach: 3.1 mi
- Lake Chauncy Public Beach: 9.9 mi
- Memorial Beach: 10.6 mi
- Sterling Town Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 13.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 8.4 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Condo Rock: 15.7 mi
- The Wall: 15.9 mi
- Emerson Falls: 21.5 mi
- Cascades: 21.6 mi
- Cargill Falls: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Picnic: 21.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Vernon Hill Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asnebumskit Hill | NW 307° | 421 m | 6.6 mi |
| Elliott Hill | WNW 292° | 359 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cooper Hill | WNW 299° | 358 m | 7.0 mi |
| Howe Hill | WNW 298° | 352 m | 6.5 mi |
| Stonehouse Hill | NW 323° | 330 m | 5.9 mi |
| Carey Hill | W 278° | 327 m | 5.8 mi |
| Maple Hill | WNW 292° | 324 m | 5.9 mi |
| Eddy Hill | WNW 299° | 319 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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, 5 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly157 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel109 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage84 obs
- Japanese knotweed71 obs
- American Robin69 obs
- Green Frog59 obs
- Mallard55 obs
- Eastern Cottontail55 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/29758296
Day trips start here
- Worcester · 2 mi
- Millbury · 4 mi
- Shrewsbury · 5 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 6 mi
- Blackstone Valley · 7 mi
- Spencer · 10 mi
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