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Camp Lewis Perkins

Camp Lewis Perkins from directly overhead

Camp Lewis Perkins is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27832, -72.57101

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dry Brook Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Cold Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Holyoke: 1.8 mi
  • Finns Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Abbey Chapel Green: 1.5 mi
  • Skinner Green: 1.6 mi
  • Abbey Green: 1.7 mi
  • Creighton Lawn: 1.7 mi
  • Dickinson Backyard: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Mary Lyon's Grave: 1.5 mi
  • Eyrie House: 2.5 mi
  • Erie Ruins: 2.5 mi
  • DonaldCurtis Workshop: 3.9 mi
  • Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 40
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 30
  • Graffiti Wall: 3.7 mi
  • C3: 4.4 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 5.1 mi
  • Lady Liberty: 5.2 mi
  • Robert Frost: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 10
Waterfalls: 6
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Waterfall: 21.5 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Cascade: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 7.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 9.5 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Camp Lewis Perkins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnNE 52°375 m9.6 mi
Mount TomWSW 237°363 m4.7 mi
Pomeroy MountainW 262°352 m9.2 mi
East HillENE 66°338 m9.9 mi
Mount NorwottockENE 59°337 m3.6 mi
DeadtopWSW 245°333 m4.1 mi
West HillENE 60°324 m8.7 mi
Whiting PeakWSW 250°305 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29896257

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