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Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area

Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area from directly overhead

Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Ram Hill stands 461 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.36987, -72.65206

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Horse Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Shingle Hill: 2.7 mi
  • The Rocks: 2.8 mi
  • Davis Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Miller Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Arcanum Field: 1.9 mi
  • Elwell State Park: 2.5 mi
  • Childs Park: 2.9 mi
  • Florence Fields Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Agnes Fox Field: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 52
Gardens: 34
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Capen Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 3.6 mi
  • Rock Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 32
  • War Memorial Pool: 7.0 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 11.6 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 12.5 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 15.2 mi
  • World War II Tank: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 3.3 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 6.2 mi
  • John Calipari: 6.2 mi
  • Julius Erving: 6.2 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 10
  • David Musante Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Glendale Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Waterfall: 23.1 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.1 mi
  • Rd: 12.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.8 mi
  • Day Use Area: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ram HillWNW 283°461 m7.0 mi
Shaw LedgesW 265°460 m7.5 mi
High RidgeNNW 328°447 m6.4 mi
Battlecock HillW 279°442 m6.3 mi
Walnut HillWNW 295°438 m6.6 mi
Kidds LookoutW 263°438 m6.9 mi
Bofat HillW 269°434 m7.5 mi
Walnut HillNW 318°432 m5.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29912616

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