Kraetzer Land
Kraetzer Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Flagg Hill stands 139 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Conantum Community Gardens, a garden 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 28.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Conantum Community Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Planted Canoe: 1.3 mi
- Monument Square: 1.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.8 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 1.8 mi
- Kalmia Woods Conservation Restriction: 0.2 mi
- Mattison Field: 0.3 mi
- Landmark Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Hosmer Conservation: 0.6 mi
- Concord Water District Land: 0.6 mi
- Captain Miles House: 0.5 mi
- Ayshire Horse Farm: 0.6 mi
- Thoreau Cabin site: 1.4 mi
- Thoreau Bean Field: 1.5 mi
- Emerson's Cliff: 1.6 mi
- Fairhaven Hill: 0.8 mi
- Nashawtuc Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mount Misery: 1.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Emerson Playground: 1.4 mi
- Chapel Lawn: 1.6 mi
- The Quad: 1.6 mi
- Willard Common: 1.6 mi
- Junction Park: 1.7 mi
- Brister Freeman Homestead Site Marker: 1.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Reflection: 1.8 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.8 mi
- The War of the Rebellion 1861-1865: 1.8 mi
- Thoreau Cabin replica: 1.8 mi
- Ralph Waldo Emerson House: 1.8 mi
- Orchard House Business Office: 2.2 mi
- Bronson Alcott School of Philosophy: 2.2 mi
- Orchard House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Minute Man Statue: 2.2 mi
- Archadian Gyro: 3.0 mi
- Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories: 3.0 mi
- Dream World: 3.0 mi
- Decordova Ball: 3.0 mi
- Stow Town Beach: 7.0 mi
- Memorial Beach: 9.4 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.5 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 10.3 mi
- Learned Pond Beach: 10.8 mi
- Farmers Cliff: 2.9 mi
- Bloody Bluff: 5.3 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 7.6 mi
- Lunch Wall: 12.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Site 2: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 3: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 1: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Site 4: 6.8 mi
- Picnic Site 6: 6.9 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.0 mi
- Cascades: 23.3 mi
- The Falls: 24.7 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 16.1 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 17.8 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Salem Rest Area and Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
- Mystery Spring: 9.9 mi
- Quarry Spring: 13.5 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 22.2 mi
- Haywardville: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Kraetzer Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagg Hill | WNW 285° | 139 m | 6.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ESE 121° | 135 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tippling Rock | SSW 213° | 125 m | 6.9 mi |
| Reeves Hill | S 172° | 122 m | 6.6 mi |
| Goodman Hill | SSW 202° | 119 m | 4.8 mi |
| Nagog Hill | NW 321° | 111 m | 6.0 mi |
| Annursnac Hill | NNW 333° | 110 m | 2.9 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 295° | 109 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29816205
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