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Clara Barton Homestead

Clara Barton Homestead from directly overhead

Clara Barton Homestead is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the west-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Taft Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.0 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.15309, -71.89509

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Greenbiar Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
  • Carbuncle Park: 1.7 mi
  • Treasure Land Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Buffumville Lake Park: 2.6 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
  • Taft Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Rocky Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Conlin Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Ponnakin Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Carroll Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.6 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 3.1 mi
  • deer stand: 6.4 mi
  • Richard's Overlook: 6.7 mi
  • Boulder: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 23
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 8.5 mi
  • Small House Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Goddard Rocket: 4.8 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 6.4 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 6.8 mi
  • Motion: 7.2 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 20
Museums: 19
Cliffs: 9
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cargill Falls: 16.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Clara Barton Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Mugget HillWNW328 m4.1 mi
Long HillNW328 m4.6 mi
Carey HillN327 m7.1 mi
Burncoat HillNNW327 m7.2 mi
Prouty HillNNW327 m7.7 mi
Flat HillNW324 m5.0 mi
Gately HillNNW312 m6.2 mi
Doane HillWNW310 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4520:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465766717062504030
Precip in3.83.24.44.33.64.13.94.24.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 77000202OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Barton, Clara, Homestead, reference 77000202, listed 09/22/77.

OpenStreetMap element way/214961239

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