Boulder Hill

Boulder Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Boulder Hill

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Boulder Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.05214, -72.37088. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boulder Hill

• Peaked Mountain · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• First Church of Monson · church · Hampden · ~9 km · Must-see
• Shenipsit State Forest · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Burley Hill · viewpoint · Capitol Planning Region · ~17 km · Must-see
• New England National Scenic Trail · trek · Capitol Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see
• Watershops Pond · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~20 km · Must-see
• Forest Park · park · Hampden · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nye-Holman State Forest · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Snow Hill · viewpoint · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Quinebaug Woods · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saint Michael's Cathedral · church · Hampden · ~23 km · Must-see
• Nipmuck State Forest · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Connecticut River Greenway State Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~23 km · Must-see
• First Church of Christ, Congregational · church · Hampden · ~24 km · Must-see
• Shenipsit Lake · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Chaffee · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Scantic River State Park · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mashapaug Pond · lake · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Boulder Hill

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Boulder Hill

• Shenipsit State Forest · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Nye-Holman State Forest · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~21 km · Must-see
• Quinebaug Woods · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Nipmuck State Forest · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Connecticut River Greenway State Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~23 km · Must-see
• Scantic River State Park · sanctuary · Capitol Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bigelow Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mittineague Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~30 km · Must-see
• Robinson State Park · sanctuary · Hampden · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lucy Stone Home Site · sanctuary · Worcester · ~34 km · Must-see

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