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Poet's Seat Tower

Poet's Seat Tower from directly overhead

Poet's Seat Tower is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Massamet Mountain stands 485 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Field, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.0 miles off.

What to expect

Step-free access
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59462, -72.58655

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beacon Field: 0.1 mi
  • Rocky Mountain Park: 0.3 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lunt Field: 0.8 mi
  • Greenfield Skate Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 60
  • Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.6 mi
  • New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 11.2 mi
  • Mill River Dam: 13.3 mi
  • Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 13.3 mi
  • Hazel's Park: 14.0 mi
Museums: 39
Attractions: 25
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 1.0 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 3.4 mi
  • rock overhang: 7.2 mi
  • Wolves Den: 7.3 mi
  • hole in wall: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Just Roots Community Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Wendell Community Garden: 10.2 mi
  • North Garden: 12.6 mi
  • South Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 22
Artworks: 16
Waterfalls: 11
Beaches: 11
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 12.8 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Poet's Seat Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Massamet MountainW 277°485 m6.7 mi
Dry HillESE 120°423 m7.0 mi
Mount HopeNW 309°422 m7.6 mi
Patten HillWNW 290°418 m7.0 mi
Massaemett MountainWNW 285°417 m6.8 mi
Frizzell HillN 350°399 m7.2 mi
Colrain MountainNW 312°374 m6.8 mi
West MountainN 7°366 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:1419:4920:32
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:1815:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766716962513930
Precip in3.53.13.93.84.04.84.14.74.24.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/213368059

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