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Becket Quarry

Becket Quarry from directly overhead

Becket Quarry is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead, a park 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 1.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.24524, -73.01711

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead: 0.5 mi
  • Hampden Street Park: 2.8 mi
  • School Street Park: 2.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 3.2 mi
  • Watson Park: 6.4 mi
Peaks
  • Round Top Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Church Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Mount Gobble: 3.2 mi
  • Gobble Mountain: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 59
Artworks: 38
Waterfalls: 30
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Waterfall: 11.6 mi
  • falls: 11.9 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Heritage Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 10.6 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 10.6 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 24
Cliffs: 14
  • Corps Wall: 12.2 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Grotto: 12.3 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 12.3 mi
  • Acorn Face: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 4.6 mi
  • County Beach: 4.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Babbs Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 21.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 18.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 18.8 mi
  • Rd: 18.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Becket Quarry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainWNW 302°675 m8.5 mi
Becket MountainWNW 301°663 m7.7 mi
Pelton HillN 358°609 m8.6 mi
Wadsworth HillNW 306°606 m5.1 mi
Dorman MountainW 269°595 m7.3 mi
Kingsbury MountainWSW 254°581 m6.7 mi
Baldy MountainW 273°571 m8.3 mi
Church HillSW 231°565 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1223110672

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