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Prescott

Prescott from directly overhead

Prescott is a ghost town in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. Packard Mountain stands 386 m to the north, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Prescott Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off.

former town in Massachusetts, United States of America

The record

What the record says

Founded
1822-01-28
Abandoned
1938-04-28
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.39167, -72.34472

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Amethyst Brook Wildlife Conservation Easement: 3.9 mi
  • Water Supply Land: 4.1 mi
  • Jackson Farm Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Reed Property Conservation Restriction: 4.6 mi
  • Pelham Wildlife Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Survey Disk- TT 12 GA 1942: 5.3 mi
  • Grave's Landing: 5.4 mi
  • Dana Common Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Dana Common Historical Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Classic Car Junkyard: 6.8 mi
Attractions
  • Indian Kitchen: 5.4 mi
  • Dead Man's Curve: 5.4 mi
  • F-94 Starfire Crash Site: 5.5 mi
  • Old North Dana Depot: 6.3 mi
  • Old Schoolhouse: 6.4 mi
Parks
  • Amethyst Conservation Area: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Vale Cemetery: 7.8 mi
  • Goddard Park: 7.9 mi
  • East Common: 8.1 mi
  • Austin Gaughan Memorial Field: 8.2 mi
Museums: 50
Gardens: 30
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 22
  • Indian Kitchen: 5.4 mi
  • Overlook: 10.2 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 12.1 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 13.5 mi
  • West Brookfield Town Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Bear's Den Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 20.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 20.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Prescott. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Packard MountainN 355°386 m4.8 mi
Poor Farm HillN 360°384 m7.8 mi
Brushy MountainNW 312°380 m8.5 mi
Mount LincolnWSW 244°375 m4.4 mi
Pine HillW 265°371 m3.0 mi
Morse HillNW 324°366 m8.8 mi
Poverty HillESE 105°348 m7.7 mi
East HillSSW 212°338 m4.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1319:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534455766716962504030
Precip in3.53.13.73.73.64.24.24.84.54.83.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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