Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Ram Hill stands 461 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 15.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 22.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 6 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 17 mi
- view to west · 18 mi
- Waterfall · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Shingle Hill: 2.9 mi
- Kings Hill: 2.9 mi
- Davis Hill: 3.0 mi
- Arcanum Field: 2.0 mi
- Elwell State Park: 2.4 mi
- Childs Park: 2.8 mi
- Florence Fields Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Agnes Fox Field: 3.0 mi
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 4.0 mi
- Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 6.2 mi
- Mill River Dam: 6.2 mi
- Old Chapel: 6.3 mi
- Erie Ruins: 6.3 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
- Historic Northampton: 3.4 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 3.6 mi
- Hadley Farm Museum: 3.6 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Capen Garden: 3.3 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 3.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.5 mi
- Systematics Garden: 3.5 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 6.9 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 11.5 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 12.5 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 15.2 mi
- World War II Tank: 15.7 mi
- C3: 3.2 mi
- Jack Leaman: 6.1 mi
- John Calipari: 6.1 mi
- Julius Erving: 6.1 mi
- Marcus Camby: 6.1 mi
- Titans Piazza: 5.9 mi
- Roaring Falls: 10.5 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 13.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 16.6 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 16.8 mi
- David Musante Beach: 3.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 5.0 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.4 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 7.4 mi
- Glendale Falls: 16.2 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.5 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 20.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 23.1 mi
- Waterfall: 23.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.1 mi
- Rd: 12.1 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.1 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.1 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Hill | WNW 283° | 461 m | 7.2 mi |
| Shaw Ledges | W 265° | 460 m | 7.7 mi |
| High Ridge | NNW 327° | 447 m | 6.5 mi |
| Battlecock Hill | W 279° | 442 m | 6.4 mi |
| Walnut Hill | WNW 295° | 438 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kidds Lookout | W 263° | 438 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bofat Hill | W 269° | 434 m | 7.7 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NW 317° | 432 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29911723
Day trips start here
- Hadley · 4 mi
- Northampton · 4 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 5 mi
- Amherst · 6 mi
- South Hadley · 9 mi
- Deerfield · 12 mi
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