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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

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
Historic sites
Nature reserves
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
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.9 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 3.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 8.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Small House Garden: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 23
  • 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: 21
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 7.6 miles of Clara Barton Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Mugget HillWNW 285°328 m4.1 mi
Long HillNW 310°328 m4.6 mi
Carey HillN 355°327 m7.1 mi
Burncoat HillNNW 331°327 m7.2 mi
Flat HillNW 315°324 m5.0 mi
Gately HillNNW 330°312 m6.2 mi
Doane HillWNW 285°310 m6.6 mi
Leicester HillN 356°309 m6.5 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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