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Ember Lane Cluster

Ember Lane Cluster from directly overhead

Ember Lane Cluster is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Prospect Hill (468') stands 135 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hart Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.54533, -71.35944

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Cow Tunnel: 1.0 mi
  • Vernal Pool Viewing area: 3.3 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 3.3 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 3.4 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Center Park: 1.2 mi
  • Jack Walsh Field: 2.6 mi
  • Robbins Mill Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
  • NARA Park: 3.3 mi
  • Chelmsford Town Common: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Infinity garden: 1.3 mi
  • Chelmsford Public Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Bedford Garden Club: 5.5 mi
Peaks
Museums
  • YV Art Museum: 3.5 mi
  • Job Lane Farm Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Westford Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Middlesex Canal Visitor Center: 5.0 mi
  • New England Baseball Museum: 5.0 mi
Artworks
  • Buddha Statue: 5.0 mi
  • Minute Man Statue: 5.3 mi
  • Dance Rhythm: 5.4 mi
  • Rembering Center School: 5.4 mi
  • The Patriot: 5.7 mi
Beaches
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Baby Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Pelham Town Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Willow St Beach: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 24
Cliffs: 24
Waterfalls: 7
  • Wamesit Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 16.0 mi
  • The Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Cascades: 22.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Ember Lane Cluster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect Hill (468')WNW 297°135 m4.7 mi
Snake Meadow HillWNW 303°123 m7.1 mi
Robbins HillN 354°122 m2.8 mi
Sparks HillWNW 285°120 m4.5 mi
Wilderness HillW 262°120 m6.1 mi
Starr HillW 261°120 m6.3 mi
Proctor HillW 275°119 m6.9 mi
Kissacook HillWNW 295°118 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:0919:4420:27
September equinox06:3318:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737163514132
Precip in3.73.44.83.93.84.13.83.93.74.94.14.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29782792

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