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Huguenot Fort Site

Huguenot Fort Site from directly overhead

Huguenot Fort Site is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Little Mugget Hill stands 328 m to the northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Huguenot Fort, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.7 miles off.

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Coordinates42.09863, -71.84705

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Josling Park (ext.): 1.7 mi
  • Joslin Park: 1.8 mi
  • Treasure Land Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Carbuncle Park: 2.8 mi
  • Memorial Athletic Field: 3.4 mi
Peaks
  • Fort Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Bare Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Goat Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Carp Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 6.1 mi
  • Fat Man's Misery: 7.0 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 7.0 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 7.5 mi
  • Old Black Oak: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 24
Artworks: 22
  • Goddard Rocket: 7.4 mi
  • Motion: 8.8 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 9.3 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 9.5 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 9.9 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 22
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 11.1 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 11.0 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 14.7 mi
  • Condo Rock: 18.4 mi
  • The Wall: 18.6 mi
  • Scar Hill Bluffs: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cargill Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Thirsty Beaver: 22.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Huguenot Fort Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Mugget HillNW328 m8.0 mi
Williams HillWNW304 m8.1 mi
Mugget HillWNW299 m6.1 mi
Curtis HillNW291 m9.0 mi
Ponnakin HillNW278 m6.4 mi
Wood HillSSE277 m3.8 mi
Blood HillW273 m6.1 mi
Goat HillE268 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1219:4520:28
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3416:19

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 88000424OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1306012764

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