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Lake Chauncy Public Beach

Lake Chauncy Public Beach from directly overhead

Lake Chauncy Public Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Meeting House Hall stands 225 m to the west-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Haskell Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29061, -71.60925

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Haskell Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Bay State Green: 1.4 mi
  • Watson Park: 1.8 mi
  • Hennessy Field: 2.3 mi
  • Veterans Freedom Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Newtons Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Rock Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Rock Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • WW2?: 2.7 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Martha Templeman Plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 4.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • horseshoe sculpture: 4.3 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 6.3 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 6.3 mi
  • Pan Statue: 7.6 mi
  • Folly: 7.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • “The Rock” in Marlborough: 5.9 mi
  • Boston Marathon Starting Line: 6.3 mi
  • Old Black Oak: 7.2 mi
  • Mine Shaft: 8.0 mi
  • The Explorer Express Train: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 34
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 15
  • Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 9: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascades: 20.8 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mystery Spring: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Lake Chauncy Public Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meeting House HallWNW 282°225 m5.4 mi
Rawson HillWNW 291°223 m5.6 mi
Fay MountainSSW 196°212 m3.6 mi
Longley HillNW 306°205 m5.6 mi
Bartlett HillWNW 300°201 m4.5 mi
Temple HillW 261°200 m5.0 mi
Golden HillW 269°196 m4.8 mi
Ball HillNW 320°195 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4520:27
September equinox06:3418:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29815646

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