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Lake Lorraine State Park

Lake Lorraine State Park from directly overhead

Lake Lorraine State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Lorraine Conservation Are, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 18 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1989

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.14438, -72.51532

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Five Mile Pond Park: 0.2 mi
  • Five Mile Pond Park: 0.4 mi
  • Morriss Park: 0.8 mi
  • Godfrey Park: 0.9 mi
  • Cottage Hill Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Minechoag Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • McCarthy Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Jefferson Peak: 5.4 mi
  • Mount Marcy: 5.6 mi
  • Mount Chapin: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 44
Gardens: 43
Artworks: 32
Waterfalls: 21
  • Cascade: 14.3 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Waterfall: 20.6 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 3.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 8.7 mi
  • Picnic: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 7.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Lake Lorraine State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNW 315°363 m9.6 mi
DeadtopNW 319°333 m10.0 mi
Moon MountainESE 122°330 m9.4 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 144°323 m9.5 mi
Pine MountainSE 141°319 m9.0 mi
Whiting PeakNW 321°305 m10.2 mi
Bald MountainSE 142°303 m9.5 mi
Bare MountainN 356°301 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29905979

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