Historic site · Massachusetts
Poet's Seat Tower
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
How to reach it
Coordinates42.59462, -72.58655
- 1.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 7.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 4.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- view to west · 7 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 13 mi
- stone post view · 18 mi
- Dort Knob Vista · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sachem Head: 1.2 mi
- Canada Hill: 1.8 mi
- Woolman Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.5 mi
- Trap Rock Ledge: 2.5 mi
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
Historic sites: 57
- 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
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 3.6 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 5.6 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 7.8 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Rocky Mountain Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 0.6 mi
- Lillian Street Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Westwood Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Industrial Land: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 21
- 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: 20
- Just Roots Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- North Garden: 12.6 mi
- South Garden: 12.6 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Introductory Buttress: 6.4 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 6.4 mi
- Main Wall: 6.4 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 6.4 mi
- French King Buttress: 6.5 mi
Artworks: 16
- Greenfield Money Tree: 2.0 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 14.2 mi
- Julius Erving: 14.4 mi
- Jack Leaman: 14.4 mi
- Marcus Camby: 14.4 mi
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
Waterfalls: 10
- Hobo Falls: 9.0 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 13.1 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 13.7 mi
- Royalston Falls: 19.2 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 18.6 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Poet's Seat Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massamet Mountain | W 277° | 485 m | 6.7 mi |
| Dry Hill | ESE 120° | 423 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hope | NW 309° | 422 m | 7.6 mi |
| Patten Hill | WNW 290° | 418 m | 7.0 mi |
| Massaemett Mountain | WNW 285° | 417 m | 6.8 mi |
| Frizzell Hill | N 350° | 399 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Toby | SSE 161° | 386 m | 7.8 mi |
| Colrain Mountain | NW 312° | 374 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Gill · 1 mi
- Greenfield · 1 mi
- Deerfield · 4 mi
- Charlemont · 5 mi
- Erving · 5 mi
- Montague · 5 mi
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