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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

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
Peaks
  • Newtons Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Cedar Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Rock Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Fox Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • WW2?: 2.7 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Watkins Woods Plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Hermit Cave: 4.6 mi
  • Marlborough Minute Man Statue: 4.9 mi
Gardens
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
Attractions: 43
  • “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: 32
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 17
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Site 9: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 16.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Emerson Falls: 21.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mystery Spring: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Lake Chauncy Public Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meeting House HallWNW225 m5.4 mi
Rawson HillWNW223 m5.6 mi
Fay MountainSSW212 m3.6 mi
Longley HillNW205 m5.6 mi
Bartlett HillWNW201 m4.5 mi
Temple HillW200 m5.0 mi
Golden HillW196 m4.8 mi
Ball HillNW195 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 50–80 °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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