Fitch Basin
- Apr, Jul–Oct
- best months
Fitch Basin is a 7-acre pond near Sterling, Massachusetts, at about 661 feet.
Local outfitters
- Paddle Boston28 mi away
- Paddle Boston29 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Sholan FarmsRock climbing1.6 mi
Leominster State ForestState parkPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.7 mi- South Monoosnoc HillSummit4.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed State ParkState park4.5 mi
- Red Oak TrailHiking4.7 mi
- Kayak/Canoe LaunchBoat launch5 mi
Mountain House TrailHikingPhoto: xxv, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)5.1 mi- Fort Pond Boat LaunchBoat launch6.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bartlett PondLake fishing · ~4 min drive
- Wachusett ReservoirLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Notown ReservoirLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Assabet RiverRiver fishing · ~26 min drive
- Rocky PondLake fishing · ~8 min drive
- Wachusett LakeLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Coachlace PondLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Noyes PondLake fishing · ~12 min drive
- Round Meadow PondLake fishing · ~13 min drive
- NHESP Certified Vernal PoolLake fishing · ~15 min drive
Best time to visit Fitch Basin
Best months: April and July–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
34° / 16°
11 wet
Feb
37° / 17°
9 wet
Mar
45° / 25°
11 wet
Apr
58° / 35°
12 wet
May
70° / 46°
13 wet
Jun
78° / 56°
13 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
12 wet
Aug
82° / 60°
12 wet
Sep
74° / 51°
11 wet
Oct
62° / 40°
12 wet
Nov
50° / 30°
11 wet
Dec
40° / 22°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Fitchburg Muni Ap, MA, 6.3 mi away at 348 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
