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Sheffield Covered Bridge

Sheffield Covered Bridge from directly overhead

Sheffield Covered Bridge is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the west-southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Johnny Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 13 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.12393, -73.35458

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Johnny Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Bears Den: 0.9 mi
  • June Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Vossburg Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Bowman Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Barnard Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Town Park: 4.0 mi
  • Newsboy Park: 4.2 mi
  • Grove Street Park: 4.6 mi
  • Umpachene Falls Park: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 42
Museums: 39
Waterfalls: 33
  • Lower Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Bear Rock Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Sages Ravine Falls: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 17
  • trail parking: 3.0 mi
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 5.6 mi
  • Beckley Furnace: 8.4 mi
  • Giant's Thumb: 10.5 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 8.4 mi
  • The Beech: 15.2 mi
  • Space Invaders: 15.2 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 15.2 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 15.2 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 7
Springs: 5
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 21.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Hermit spring: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Sheffield Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettWSW 249°793 m4.3 mi
Mount FrissellSW 232°747 m8.2 mi
Mount AshleySW 235°725 m7.5 mi
Mount RaceSW 234°723 m4.9 mi
Bear MountainSW 223°708 m7.5 mi
Round MountainSW 230°695 m8.1 mi
Alander MountainWSW 252°680 m8.1 mi
Mount UndineW 262°669 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5120:34
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475766717062504030
Precip in3.12.33.33.34.64.33.83.84.54.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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