Old Spring
Old Spring is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 520 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the north-northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Heritage Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 17.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 7 mi
- Adams Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cobble Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mount Wilcox: 2.5 mi
- Hunger Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Sky Hill: 2.9 mi
- Bidwell Park: 2.2 mi
- Town Park: 2.6 mi
- South Lee Park: 5.6 mi
- East Lee Park: 6.1 mi
- Fountain Pond Park: 6.2 mi
- Old Barn Foundation: 0.1 mi
- Chimney and foundation of old 19th century Sugar House: 0.1 mi
- ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell: 0.2 mi
- Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795: 0.3 mi
- Charcoal Hearth - 19th century: 0.4 mi
- Piggery - Exhibits: 0.1 mi
- Bidwell House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 0.1 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 0.1 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 6.8 mi
- Campbell Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 13.4 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 13.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 14.9 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 8.2 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 9.1 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 9.2 mi
- stone pillar: 11.7 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 6.6 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Corps Wall: 12.3 mi
- Murdock Wall: 12.3 mi
- Grotto: 12.4 mi
- Heritage Garden: 0.1 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 7.5 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 8.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.0 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 23.0 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 17.7 mi
- Big Spring: 20.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.7 mi
- Hermit spring: 24.9 mi
- County Beach: 8.8 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 9.4 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 17.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 21.0 mi
- Questing: 6.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Old Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walling Mountain | NNE 24° | 675 m | 7.7 mi |
| Becket Mountain | NNE 30° | 663 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | WNW 286° | 642 m | 2.5 mi |
| Bald Top | NNE 18° | 624 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wadsworth Hill | NE 48° | 606 m | 8.3 mi |
| Dorman Mountain | NE 52° | 595 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sky Hill | NNW 332° | 585 m | 2.9 mi |
| Kingsbury Mountain | E 81° | 581 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8269957798
Day trips start here
- Monterey · 2 mi
- Berkshires · 5 mi
- Great Barrington · 7 mi
- Lee · 7 mi
- Otis · 7 mi
- Stockbridge · 7 mi
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