Beach · Massachusetts
County Beach
County Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 450 m. Wadsworth Hill stands 606 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Latimer Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.18318, -73.05052
- 5.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 9.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 10 mi
- Summit House · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums: 60
- Chester Historical Museum (Methodist Church): 7.5 mi
- Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail): 7.5 mi
- Chester Railway Museum: 7.7 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 8.8 mi
- Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 8.8 mi
Peaks
- Latimer Hill: 0.4 mi
- Larkum Hill: 1.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.0 mi
- Church Hill: 2.5 mi
- The Pinacle: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Granite Saw and Polishing Works: 7.7 mi
- Stone Cutting Plant: 7.7 mi
- Derrick: 7.7 mi
- Stone Polishing Shop: 7.7 mi
- Loading Platform: 7.7 mi
Parks
- Driftwood Community Association: 3.2 mi
- Watson Park: 6.4 mi
- Hampden Street Park: 7.4 mi
- School Street Park: 7.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Hitt Cr: 1.2 mi
- Hidden Pond Cr: 1.3 mi
- Chicoyne Parcel: 3.6 mi
- Cummings Parcel: 4.2 mi
- Farmington River Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 37
- The Globe: 13.5 mi
- Angel of Independence: 14.2 mi
- Divine Mercy: 15.1 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 15.2 mi
- The Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 28
- Becket Center Historic District: 7.1 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 12.1 mi
- state boundary marker: 12.6 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 15.8 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 7.8 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 9.4 mi
- Glendale Falls: 12.4 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 12.5 mi
- Beulah Falls: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- Heritage Garden: 8.8 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 14.1 mi
- Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 14.2 mi
- Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 14.2 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Corps Wall: 7.7 mi
- Murdock Wall: 7.8 mi
- Grotto: 7.8 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 7.8 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- Iroquis Waterfront: 7.9 mi
- Holland Beach: 18.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 18.6 mi
- David Musante Beach: 21.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 24.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Big Spring: 16.0 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 18.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 21.5 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 20.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Questing: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of County Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wadsworth Hill | NNW 342° | 606 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dorman Mountain | NW 307° | 595 m | 7.0 mi |
| Kingsbury Mountain | WNW 297° | 581 m | 5.3 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NW 305° | 571 m | 8.1 mi |
| Church Hill | NNW 348° | 565 m | 2.5 mi |
| Morley Hill | W 259° | 561 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 263° | 561 m | 6.3 mi |
| Abbey Hill | WSW 241° | 544 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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