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The Ledges

The Ledges from directly overhead

The Ledges is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 303 m. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the west-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Pond Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 7.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.66168, -72.20260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Gale Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Frye Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Davis Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Tully Mountain: 2.6 mi
Parks
  • Goddard Park: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Park: 4.6 mi
  • Little League Park: 4.7 mi
  • Fish Park: 4.9 mi
  • Athol Veterans Park: 4.9 mi
Museums: 35
  • Royalston Historical Society: 1.1 mi
  • Royalston Post Office: 1.1 mi
  • Old Town Hall: 4.8 mi
  • The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Phillipston Historical Society: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Stone Bridge: 4.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 25
Beaches: 18
  • Silver Lake Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 5.5 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 6.0 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 15
  • South Royalston Chicken: 3.5 mi
  • Clyde II: 7.7 mi
  • Schoolboy of 1850: 14.8 mi
  • Armillary: 18.4 mi
  • Reaching: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Spirit Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • St. Paul's Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Noahs Ark: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 14.4 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of The Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceWNW 285°491 m8.0 mi
Grassy HillNNW 346°446 m7.7 mi
Bennetts KnobWNW 287°444 m7.9 mi
Mayo HillNW 307°418 m6.2 mi
Webb HillNNE 23°415 m7.0 mi
Baldwin HillSSE 157°411 m6.1 mi
White HillNW 317°409 m5.4 mi
Prospect HillN 0°407 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1615:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29913805

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