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Town Land

Town Land from directly overhead

Town Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Ragged Hill stands 368 m to the north-northeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dean Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21168, -72.23712

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dean Park: 0.3 mi
  • Cutter Park: 1.7 mi
  • Lucy Stone Park: 2.3 mi
  • Warren Common: 2.3 mi
  • Lucy Stone Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Fox Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Marks Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Devils Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Colonels Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Pattaquattic Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • The Rock House: 4.5 mi
  • Path Continues?: 5.6 mi
  • SSG 102: 6.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.3 mi
Museums: 52
Artworks: 40
  • Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 12.5 mi
  • Motion: 13.6 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 17.0 mi
  • Robert Frost: 18.0 mi
  • Lady Liberty: 19.0 mi
Gardens: 31
  • Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Small House Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Wilbraham Community Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Pick-your-own Fields: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic: 15.5 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.5 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 21.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade: 17.3 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Town Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ragged HillNNE 27°368 m5.9 mi
Steerage RockS 172°367 m4.8 mi
Colonels MountainN 7°362 m1.7 mi
Coys HillNNE 32°356 m2.8 mi
Mount HitchcockS 188°356 m8.8 mi
Tower HillSSE 154°336 m4.3 mi
Bell HillENE 58°336 m9.1 mi
Marks MountainESE 105°331 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1319:4720:29
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1515:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534455766716962504030
Precip in3.53.13.73.73.64.24.24.84.54.83.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29914795

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