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Lotz Land

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Lotz Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Oak Hill stands 187 m to the south, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Half Moon Swamp, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.58320, -71.55710

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Hanson Playground: 1.6 mi
  • Legion Field: 2.2 mi
  • Mountain Lakes Club Field: 2.3 mi
  • Depot Square Park: 2.3 mi
  • Albert J. Pirone Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
Gardens
  • Katie's Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Ayer Community Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Westford Community Gardens: 5.3 mi
  • Native Herb Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Yapp Conservation Land Community Garden: 6.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Indian Grinding Stone: 7.0 mi
  • stone pile: 8.4 mi
  • Gathering Rocks: 8.7 mi
  • Wetlands Overlook Area: 8.8 mi
  • Wetlands Viewing Area: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Swimming Hole: 6.2 mi
  • Harvard Town Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Thurston's Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Wilder Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Freeman Lake Beach: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 19
Cliffs: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • The Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cascades: 12.5 mi
  • Trap Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Emerson Falls: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Mystery Spring: 7.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Lotz Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillS 175°187 m4.7 mi
Oak HillS 181°187 m5.5 mi
Prospect HillSSW 206°171 m6.1 mi
Flat HillW 273°161 m6.3 mi
Hunting HillWNW 285°158 m5.7 mi
Chestnut HillN 3°157 m2.6 mi
Dean's HillSSW 202°157 m5.9 mi
Prospect HillNNE 16°149 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2118:59
June solstice05:0919:4520:28
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1415:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514031
Precip in2.62.83.83.83.64.13.53.44.04.53.63.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/304279363

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