- Elevation, modelled
- 135 m
- Tallest summit within 8.3 miles
- Mount Watatic555 m · 6.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- General John Stark Scenic Byway21.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 42.6726, -71.7759
Trap Falls is a picnic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled 135 m. Mount Watatic stands 555 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. General John Stark Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Trap Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Watatic | WNW 286° | 555 m | 6.2 mi |
| Nutting Hill | WNW 290° | 491 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Watatic Mountain | W 274° | 478 m | 7.1 mi |
| Fisher Hill | W 275° | 468 m | 6.5 mi |
| Blood Hill | W 270° | 461 m | 4.1 mi |
| Emerson Hill | WNW 296° | 460 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hunger | WSW 257° | 439 m | 5.9 mi |
| Binney Hill | WNW 300° | 435 m | 7.6 mi |
- 21.4 mi off the General John Stark Scenic Byway
- 21.4 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 23.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Battle Road Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fort Hill: 0.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bayberry Hill: 2.1 mi
- Juniper Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pearl Hill: 2.6 mi
Parks
- TAYBS Craven Field: 1.6 mi
- TAYBS Spaulding Fields: 3.1 mi
- Upper Common: 3.3 mi
- Townsend State Forest Parking Area: 3.5 mi
- Town Common: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Kater Fields: 2.2 mi
- Greenville Road Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Trapfall Brook Access: 2.8 mi
- Trapfall Brook Access: 2.9 mi
- Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Fitchburg Creamery: 5.0 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Rollstone Hill Rock Walk: 6.1 mi
- Fitchburg 911 Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Steam Turbine Monument: 6.3 mi
Artworks
- CAVA: 6.4 mi
- Observatory: 6.4 mi
- Cell I: 6.4 mi
- Prima Del Bacio (Before The Kiss): 6.4 mi
- She Lifted Her Heart and Floated Away: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 50
- Painted Rock: 6.5 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 6.6 mi
- Barrett House: 6.9 mi
- Barrett House: 7.1 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 7.8 mi
Museums: 45
- Ashby Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 5.9 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 6.1 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 39
- Sundial Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Maple Hill Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Katie's Garden: 11.5 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 31
- Swimming Hole: 6.5 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 6.8 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 6.8 mi
- Wilder Beach: 7.4 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Trap Falls: 0.0 mi
- Cascades: 8.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 8.9 mi
- The Falls: 9.2 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Old Limestone Quarry: 10.7 mi
- Ice Fall: 14.0 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 14.0 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Black Precipice: 21.3 mi
Springs: 4
- The Ashburnham Spring: 7.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 19.6 mi
- Falcon Spring: 20.4 mi
- River Road Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 20.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:31 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Coop, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Fitchburg · 6 mi
- Leominster · 10 mi
- Shirley · 10 mi
- Townsend · 10 mi
- Ashburnham · 11 mi
- Groton · 11 mi
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