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Locke Land

Locke Land from directly overhead

Locke Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. North Peak stands 192 m to the southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaker Springhouse, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.52490, -71.54411

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Shaker Spring Slate Marker: 0.4 mi
  • cellar hole: 0.6 mi
  • Shaker Stone Barn: 0.8 mi
  • cellar hole: 0.8 mi
  • cellar hole: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Barber Land: 0.9 mi
  • Koerper Field: 1.9 mi
  • Harvard Park: 2.0 mi
  • Saint Annes Field: 2.2 mi
  • Ryan Field: 2.7 mi
Gardens
  • Ayer Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Colonial Herb Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Flerra Meadows Community Garden Boxborough: 2.8 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 4.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Beaches: 34
  • Harvard Town Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Bolton Town Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Stow Town Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
Picnic sites: 19
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cascades: 13.2 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Trap Falls: 15.6 mi
  • The Falls: 15.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Mystery Spring: 7.7 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Locke Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PeakSW 220°192 m5.7 mi
Oak HillSSW 203°187 m0.7 mi
Oak HillSSW 207°187 m1.6 mi
Prospect HillWSW 246°171 m3.6 mi
Powder House HillSSW 207°162 m6.6 mi
Vaughn HillsSW 220°158 m6.0 mi
Dean's HillWSW 243°157 m3.2 mi
Prospect HillN 356°149 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1315:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485968747264524132
Precip in3.63.34.64.43.74.24.04.43.95.13.84.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maynard 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/547338933

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