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Becket Center Historic District

Becket Center Historic District from directly overhead

Becket Center Historic District is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 490 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Iroquis Waterfront, a beach 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 1.4 miles off.

About

The story

historic district in Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q4878682, matched on coordinates and name (183 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
490 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.28481, -73.07094

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Wadsworth Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Benton Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Gobble: 2.6 mi
  • West Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead: 3.5 mi
  • Hampden Street Park: 4.4 mi
  • School Street Park: 4.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 4.9 mi
  • Town Park: 7.3 mi
Museums: 42
Waterfalls: 34
  • Glendale Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
  • falls: 8.1 mi
  • Waterfall: 15.4 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 16.4 mi
Artworks: 32
Gardens: 24
  • Heritage Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 9.2 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 9.2 mi
  • Flower Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Walled Garden: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 11.3 mi
  • stone pillar: 12.4 mi
  • concrete bases: 12.5 mi
  • balanced rock: 13.0 mi
  • concrete bases: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 13.5 mi
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 14.0 mi
  • Corps Wall: 14.7 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 14.7 mi
  • Grotto: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 0.8 mi
  • County Beach: 7.1 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Adams Point Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 21.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 19.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 22.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 22.1 mi
  • Rd: 22.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Becket Center Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haskell HillN 11°680 m8.8 mi
Walling MountainWNW 292°675 m4.8 mi
French HillN 10°675 m10.0 mi
Becket MountainWNW 287°663 m4.0 mi
Garnet HillNNE 12°663 m7.9 mi
Peru HillN 5°661 m10.5 mi
Warner HillNNW 336°627 m10.0 mi
Bald TopNW 307°624 m5.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1915:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358281332

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