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Flag Rock Wildlife Conservation Easement

Flag Rock Wildlife Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Flag Rock Wildlife Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Mount Wilcox stands 642 m to the east-southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Flag Rock, a peak 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 6.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Department of Fish and Game

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25554, -73.35933

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Housatonic Common: 0.4 mi
  • Old Maids Park: 1.1 mi
  • Fountain Pond Park: 1.8 mi
  • Recreation Park: 2.9 mi
  • Botham Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 42
  • Rostrum: 3.1 mi
  • Butler Seat: 3.1 mi
  • St. John Paul II: 3.4 mi
  • St. Faustina: 3.4 mi
  • St. Francis: 3.4 mi
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 24
Attractions: 14
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 3.8 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 6.6 mi
  • concrete bases: 8.8 mi
  • stone pillar: 8.9 mi
  • balanced rock: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 1.2 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 8.0 mi
  • Clover Mountain: 16.4 mi
  • Corps Wall: 19.6 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 14.7 mi
  • County Beach: 16.6 mi
  • East Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Flag Rock Wildlife Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilcoxESE 118°642 m5.4 mi
Harvey MountainNW 320°627 m5.2 mi
Mount DarbySSW 211°619 m9.9 mi
Mount SterlingSW 214°606 m9.7 mi
Pinnacle PointNW 311°595 m5.7 mi
Dorman MountainE 95°595 m10.2 mi
Tom Ball MountainWNW 294°588 m2.3 mi
Sky HillE 96°585 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5220:34
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/530820529

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