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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

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
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
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
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 6.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.5 mi
  • Fat Man's Misery: 7.0 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 7.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 24
Artworks: 23
  • 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
Gardens: 23
  • 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
Museums: 22
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: 2
  • Picnic: 13.3 mi
  • Site #36: 24.9 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 HillNW 307°328 m8.0 mi
Williams HillWNW 302°304 m8.1 mi
Mugget HillWNW 293°299 m6.1 mi
Curtis HillNW 307°291 m9.0 mi
Prospect HillNW 315°287 m7.2 mi
Ponnakin HillNW 320°278 m6.4 mi
Wood HillSSE 155°277 m3.8 mi
Blood HillW 262°273 m6.1 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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