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Baker Lot

Baker Lot from directly overhead

Baker Lot is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Ragged Hill stands 368 m to the southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Dougal Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.31070, -72.22992

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dougal Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Goat Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Webb Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Bear Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Ragged Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Memorial Field: 1.2 mi
  • Grenville Park: 3.1 mi
  • Goddard Park: 3.2 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 3.5 mi
  • Nenamesek Park: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • The Rock House: 3.3 mi
  • Timber Frame: 6.3 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 6.7 mi
  • F-94 Starfire Crash Site: 7.0 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 49
Artworks: 40
Gardens: 32
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Fort River Elementary Gardens: 14.4 mi
  • Yushien Japanese Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Pick-your-own Fields: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
Beaches: 14
  • West Brookfield Town Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Lashaway Park Town Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Streeter Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Haviland Pond Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Bear's Den Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Cascade: 24.0 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 23.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 23.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 21.6 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Baker Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ragged HillSE 124°368 m2.8 mi
Colonels MountainS 182°362 m5.2 mi
Coys HillSSE 166°356 m4.6 mi
Tufts HillE 87°351 m7.5 mi
Poverty HillNNE 24°348 m3.9 mi
East HillWNW 282°338 m8.5 mi
Bell HillESE 105°336 m7.6 mi
Prescott HillNW 317°336 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1319:4720:30
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1515:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534455766716962504030
Precip in3.53.13.73.73.64.24.24.84.54.83.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29676494

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