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Breckenridge Property

Breckenridge Property from directly overhead

Breckenridge Property is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Brier Hill stands 530 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 2.6 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.41945, -72.76852

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Walnut Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Merritts Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Walcott Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Gere Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Ram Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Goshen Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Angel Park: 2.7 mi
  • Wildlife Blind: 3.0 mi
  • Pettingill Field: 6.7 mi
  • Arcanum Field: 7.1 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 31
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Capen Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 9.6 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 31
  • C3: 9.6 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 11.8 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 12.2 mi
  • Julius Erving: 12.2 mi
  • John Calipari: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 19
  • Titans Piazza: 12.4 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 16.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 18.9 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Glendale Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Cascade on South Brook: 21.4 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 10
  • David Musante Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.6 mi
  • Rd: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Breckenridge Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brier HillNNW 345°530 m5.2 mi
Seventy Six HillNNW 341°530 m6.0 mi
Moore HillNNW 346°517 m3.2 mi
Mollison HillNW 317°488 m3.1 mi
Bear MountainNW 317°466 m6.3 mi
Ram HillSSW 205°461 m2.0 mi
Shaw LedgesSSW 200°460 m4.4 mi
Abbott HillN 10°454 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:5020:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3616:22

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1019325568

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