Baker Family
Baker Family is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Little Watatic Mountain stands 478 m to the east-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph "Peto" Caisse Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
Dr Baker started the Hospital Cottages for Children in Baldwinville around 1888.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Dr. L.W. Baker Deacon Willard Baker
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 10.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 20.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 29.8 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 13 mi
- Beal's Knob Vista · 25 mi
- Hubbard Hill Vista · 26 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Royalston Chicken: 4.1 mi
- Clyde II: 4.9 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 8.2 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 18.7 mi
- Cultural Cocoon: 19.4 mi
- Monument Square: 0.3 mi
- River's Edge Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Gilman Waite Field: 0.6 mi
- Houghton Park: 1.3 mi
- Bailey Brook Park: 2.7 mi
- Norcross Hill: 1.9 mi
- Birch Hill: 2.2 mi
- Crow Hill: 2.3 mi
- Elliott Hill: 2.6 mi
- Church Hill: 2.6 mi
- Joseph "Peto" Caisse Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Baldwinville WWII Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Templeton WWI Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Site of First Winchendon Church: 3.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Bicentennial Giant Chair: 5.1 mi
- Yellow Chair: 6.8 mi
- Giant Shopping Cart: 9.3 mi
- The Barre Cross: 10.1 mi
- Nutting Ledges: 10.9 mi
- So Main St Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Town Farm Road Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Bailey Brook Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
- Smith / Rodecki Water Supply Land: 2.5 mi
- Winchendon State Forest: 2.7 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Gardner Museum: 4.9 mi
- Winchendon Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Royalston Post Office: 7.2 mi
- Royalston Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Jacob Hill: 8.9 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 11.9 mi
- Ice Fall: 12.1 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 16.5 mi
- Troy Cliffs: 16.6 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 2.2 mi
- North Camping Area Beach: 2.6 mi
- Holiday Cove: 6.6 mi
- Ripple Beach Cove: 7.1 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 8.1 mi
- Doane's Falls: 7.1 mi
- Spirit Falls: 7.8 mi
- Royalston Falls: 11.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 12.4 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 13.8 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 8.6 mi
- Falcon Spring: 16.8 mi
- Trap Falls: 15.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Baker Family. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Watatic Mountain | ENE 60° | 478 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bush Hill | NE 36° | 432 m | 8.5 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | WSW 243° | 411 m | 4.8 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | ENE 74° | 409 m | 8.2 mi |
| Packard Hill | ENE 69° | 407 m | 7.5 mi |
| Town Line Hill | ENE 68° | 406 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ward Hill | WSW 240° | 405 m | 5.9 mi |
| Canesto Hill | S 170° | 400 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birch Hill DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7376643427
Day trips start here
- Gardner · 5 mi
- Ashburnham · 9 mi
- Westminster · 9 mi
- Rindge · 10 mi
- Fitchburg · 14 mi
- Princeton · 15 mi
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