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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 91 m. Ram Hill stands 461 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.37241, -72.66004

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Horse Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Shingle Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Davis Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Miller Hill: 2.4 mi
  • The Rocks: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Arcanum Field: 1.9 mi
  • Florence Fields Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
  • Elwell State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Childs Park: 3.1 mi
  • Maines Field: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 52
Gardens: 34
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Capen Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 3.9 mi
  • Rock Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 32
  • War Memorial Pool: 7.4 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 11.9 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 12.4 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 15.1 mi
  • 1950 Pontiac: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 3.6 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 6.6 mi
  • John Calipari: 6.6 mi
  • Julius Erving: 6.6 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Titans Piazza: 6.4 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 13.8 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 17.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 10
  • David Musante Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Glendale Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Waterfall: 23.0 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 23.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.3 mi
  • Rd: 12.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.4 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.0 mi
  • Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ram HillWNW 283°461 m6.5 mi
Shaw LedgesW 263°460 m7.1 mi
Dry HillWSW 250°454 m7.8 mi
High RidgeNNW 331°447 m6.0 mi
Battlecock HillW 278°442 m5.8 mi
Walnut HillWNW 295°438 m6.2 mi
Kidds LookoutW 261°438 m6.6 mi
Bofat HillW 267°434 m7.1 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/29911187

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