Royalston Falls
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Royalston Falls is a waterfall in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Little Monadnock Mountain stands 571 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Bridge, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
Royalston Falls is a 50 foot (15 m) waterfall and granite gorge located in Royalston, Massachusetts along Falls Brook, a tributary of the Tully River which in turn is a tributary of the Millers River. The falls are part of a 217-acre (88 ha) open space preserve acquired in 1951 by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations. The 22-mile (35 km) Tully Trail and the 235-mile (378 km) New England National Scenic Trail pass through the property.
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Wikidata Q7375115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 10.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 10 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 13 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 15 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wyman Hill: 0.5 mi
- White Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cook Hill: 1.8 mi
- Butterworth Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Davis Hill: 2.2 mi
- Eliza Ballou Monument: 1.3 mi
- Royalston Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Colonial Home 1777 Marker: 7.3 mi
- The Old Schoolhouse Marker: 7.5 mi
- Cheshire Railroad Depot Monument: 8.2 mi
- Amidon Park: 3.1 mi
- Richmond Wildlife Manangement Area: 3.8 mi
- Goddard Park: 5.6 mi
- Moores Pond Town Beach: 6.7 mi
- Samuel E. Paul Recreational Park: 7.9 mi
- Fish Brook Wildlife Conservation Easement: 1.7 mi
- Falls Road Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Ehrich Forest: 2.3 mi
- Grant State Forest: 2.3 mi
- Tully Brook Access: 2.8 mi
- Royalston Post Office: 4.2 mi
- Royalston Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 5.2 mi
- Troy Station: 8.2 mi
- Troy Historical Society: 8.2 mi
- Stone Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Path Continues: 10.3 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 11.5 mi
- Parrish Shoes Sign (Jumanji): 15.2 mi
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 16.5 mi
- Jacob Hill: 2.5 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 7.2 mi
- Table Rock: 10.4 mi
- Black Precipice: 12.0 mi
- Billings Fold: 12.3 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 2.2 mi
- Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 4.9 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 8.0 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 9.3 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 9.6 mi
- South Royalston Chicken: 7.7 mi
- Clyde II: 10.1 mi
- Reaching: 14.6 mi
- Aurora: 14.7 mi
- Jennie B. Powers: 15.0 mi
- Spirit Falls: 3.8 mi
- Doane's Falls: 5.1 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 6.8 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 8.1 mi
- Hobo Falls: 10.3 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Noahs Ark: 14.9 mi
- John Pierce Garden: 16.2 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Falcon Spring: 12.3 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 17.9 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 21.8 mi
- Wright Grove: 20.7 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Royalston Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Monadnock Mountain | NNE 22° | 571 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Grace | WSW 254° | 491 m | 5.8 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NE 44° | 467 m | 6.5 mi |
| Grassy Hill | N 6° | 446 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bennetts Knob | WSW 255° | 444 m | 5.5 mi |
| Brennan Hill | N 7° | 433 m | 8.0 mi |
| Attleboro Mountain | NW 323° | 427 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mayo Hill | W 271° | 418 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 5 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May, Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 33.6 | 30.1 | 64.5 | 89.9 | 42.8 | 25.7 | 15.1 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 30.6 | 38.3 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Priest Brook Near Winchendon, MA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2450032860
Day trips start here
- Swanzey · 11 mi
- Rindge · 12 mi
- Gardner · 16 mi
- Brattleboro · 18 mi
- Gill · 20 mi
- Greenfield · 20 mi
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