Becket
in Berkshire County of Massachusetts, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
42.332 and -73.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 42° 19' 55" and W -73° 4' 58"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 01:27 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/New_York
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:28 am and 8:09 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-34.283 and 115.100 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kudardup
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-05-15 08:00:47

Discover Becket

Becket in Berkshire County (Massachusetts) with it's 1,786 citizens is a town in United States about 315 mi (or 507 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital city.

Current time in Becket is now 01:27 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -4 hours. We know of 12 airports near Becket, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Westover ARB/Metropolitan Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Statue of Liberty in a distance of 122 mi (or 197 km), South. Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Hartford, Hudson, Troy, Albany and Newfane. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F

Morning Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 49 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 92%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

21°C (70 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Friday, 17th of May 2024

19°C (66 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Saturday, 18th of May 2024

17°C (63 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Creepy Places of New England: The Becket Quarry

Published: April 20, 2014
Length: 21:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NinjaCthulhu

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Creepy-Places-of-New-England/137391732977397?ref=hl&ref_type=bookmark Website: http://creepyplaces.webs.com/ On this show, Charles and Stephen ...


693 George Carter Rd Rd, Becket, MA Presented by The Plaine Team.

Published: April 09, 2015
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mitch Plaine

Click to see more: http://listings.listhub.net/pages/BCBORMA/210299/?channel=listingstoleads 693 George Carter Rd Rd Becket, MA 01223 Contact The Plaine Team for more information.


ZOMBIED Game Play Demo

Published: July 31, 2012
Length: 23:13 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Ed Smith

Testing the basic game play mechanics for ZOMBIED, a 3D Match-3 Zombie Shooter presently in development for Facebook, Android, and iOS by Stinky Pixel Entertainment Still a ton of graphics...


S9E3 Berkshire Bass Fishing Club

Published: February 23, 2012
Length: 58:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: On The Water TV

Join OTW's Chris Megan as he heads out in early October to fish for late-season largemouth bass with the Berkshire Fishing Club. Chris teams up with fishing guide Eric McDonald to fish the...


Conrail SERE 7-20-91

Published: March 22, 2010
Length: 13:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrBandAfan

SERE's quartet of C30-7A's slowly drag their train up the 1.4% grade on the west slope between MP 142 and MP 143 in Hinsdale, MA. on July 20, 1991. While the audio might have been better, trust...


Amtrak #448 7-20-91

Published: March 22, 2010
Length: 16:03 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrBandAfan

Amtrak #448 at Hinsdale, MA. on July 20, 1991. Three units weren't needed for traction, Amtrak regularly used trains 448 and 449 to ferry locomotives back and forth between Boston and Rensallear...


Conrail SEBO 7-1-89

Published: March 17, 2010
Length: 34:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MrBandAfan

Local kids and a dog prance about the tracks at MP 142 in Hinsdale center, MA. just before SEBO drags his train up track 1 on July 1, 1989.


Conrail SEBO 3-17-89

Published: March 31, 2010
Length: 54:25 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MrBandAfan

SEBO is near the end of his climb just below the crest at MP 142 in Hinsdale center, MA. on March 17, 1989.


Conrail ballast train 7-1-89

Published: March 17, 2010
Length: 36:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MrBandAfan

A pair of B23-7's and the next-to-last U23B, the 2797, bring an empty ballast train over the crest at MP 142 in the center of Hinsdale, MA. on July 1, 1989.


Conrail 6612 east 7-1-89

Published: March 17, 2010
Length: 41:04 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MrBandAfan

Led by rebuilt GE C32-8 6612, eastbound tonnage tops the grade at MP 142 in the Center of Hinsdale, MA. on July 1, 1989.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Camp Becket

Camp Becket, also known as Camp Becket-in-the-Berkshires, is a YMCA summer camp for boys in the Berkshires region of western Massachusetts. Founded in 1903 by George Hannum on Rudd Pond in Becket, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually running summer camp in the United States and is commonly referred to as the best camp known to modern man. The camp is a boys-only camp to concentrate on traditional values while building a sense of teamwork.

Located at 42.2918, -73.0787 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Summer camps in Massachusetts, 1903 establishments in the United States

Camp Greylock

Camp Greylock is a boys' summer camp located in Becket, Massachusetts. The land was purchased in the fall of 1915, and the opening summer was 1916. The founders were three brothers, George, Gabriel ("Doc"), and Lou Mason. It is currently the oldest continuously operating, private summer all-boys camp in Massachusetts.

Located at 42.2992, -73.068 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
1916 establishments in the United States, Summer camps in Massachusetts


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
North Becket, Becket, بکت، ماساچوست, Бэкэт