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Percival Lot

Percival Lot from directly overhead

Percival Lot is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Mount Wachusett stands 609 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46214, -71.75271

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ross Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Wekepeke Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Redstone Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Rowley Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Legate Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Sterling Town Common: 1.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Fournier Park: 2.7 mi
  • Eagles Field: 2.9 mi
  • McLaughlin Field - Babe Ruth Baseball: 3.0 mi
Artworks
  • "Johnny Ro": 4.2 mi
  • Folly: 7.1 mi
  • Pan Statue: 7.1 mi
  • Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 7.9 mi
  • Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 7.9 mi
Historic sites
  • PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 4.2 mi
  • SPC Albert R. Jex: 4.2 mi
  • SGT Joshua A. Ward: 4.2 mi
  • LTC Garnet Derby: 4.2 mi
  • M-60A3 Tank: 4.2 mi
Attractions
  • Wachusett Dam: 5.2 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - West Entrance: 5.3 mi
  • Clinton Tunnel - East Entrance: 5.5 mi
  • Log Chair: 5.6 mi
  • Trail Marker # 141: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Maybarton Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Morning Glory Farm: 4.9 mi
  • Inner Park: 6.9 mi
  • Systematic Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Winter Garden: 7.1 mi
Museums: 50
Beaches: 26
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 2
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 4.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Percival Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WachusettWNW 285°609 m7.1 mi
Little WachusettW 271°476 m7.0 mi
Pine HillWNW 286°440 m6.4 mi
Crow HillsNW 309°376 m7.1 mi
Ball HillNW 311°364 m6.1 mi
South Monoosnoc HillNNW 331°345 m5.0 mi
Bayberry HillNNW 328°325.5 m3.9 mi
Rocky HillNW 310°325 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2218:59
June solstice05:1119:4620:28
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1415:3216:18

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29701395

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