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Wilbur Lot

Wilbur Lot from directly overhead

Wilbur Lot is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the north, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hosmer Woods / Webb Memorial Forest, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1997
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.60780, -72.33527

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Hockanum Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Fall Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Fishers Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Beech Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Richard Anderson Square: 1.7 mi
  • Richard Anderson Square Park: 1.7 mi
  • Hazel's Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.8 mi
  • Orange Riverfront Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Hazel's Park: 1.7 mi
  • Fort House Marker: 5.3 mi
  • Indian Trail Marker: 5.5 mi
  • Old Burial Ground Marker: 5.7 mi
  • 1st Meetinghouse Marker: 5.7 mi
Museums: 43
Attractions: 35
  • Path Continues: 2.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.2 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • The Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
  • Buoux Buttress: 6.3 mi
  • The Slab: 6.3 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 6.3 mi
  • French King Buttress: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 20
  • Wendell Community Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Phillipston Community Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Just Roots Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • North Garden: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Silver Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 10.3 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 12.7 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 12.8 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear's Den Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 21.0 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Wilbur Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceN 350°491 m5.9 mi
Crag MountainWNW 300°456 m4.9 mi
Brush MountainNW 305°455 m5.4 mi
Bennetts KnobN 352°444 m6.0 mi
Orcutt HillSSW 204°394 m5.8 mi
Bear MountainWSW 253°389 m4.8 mi
Poor Farm HillS 184°384 m7.1 mi
Upper Bald HillsNW 318°382 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1219:4820:31
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1715:3416:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062504030
Precip in2.72.33.43.43.24.13.83.94.34.23.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orange Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29676749

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