Great Falls Discovery Center
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Great Falls Discovery Center is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Crag Mountain stands 456 m to the east-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Connecticut River Greenway State Park, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
history museum and state park in Turners Falls, Massachusetts
Wikidata Q110729572, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 8.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 3.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 16.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 6 mi
- Overlook · 7 mi
- view to west · 8 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Canada Hill: 0.3 mi
- Pisgah Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Wills Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mason Hill: 2.7 mi
- West Mineral Hill: 2.7 mi
- Unity Park: 0.3 mi
- Shattuck Park: 2.0 mi
- Beacon Field: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Mountain Park: 2.1 mi
- North Greenfield Park: 2.2 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 1.9 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 9.5 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.5 mi
- Hazel's Park: 12.5 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 13.9 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 4.3 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 5.2 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 9.4 mi
- Leverett Family Museum: 11.3 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 2.9 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 5.0 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 6.7 mi
- rock overhang: 8.5 mi
- Wolves Den: 8.6 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- North Garden: 13.3 mi
- South Garden: 13.4 mi
- Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 4.8 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 4.8 mi
- Main Wall: 4.9 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 4.9 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 4.9 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 3.9 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 15.0 mi
- Metawampe: 15.2 mi
- Julius Erving: 15.2 mi
- Jack Leaman: 15.2 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 13.5 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 13.5 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 13.5 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 16.6 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 17.7 mi
- Hobo Falls: 7.1 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 11.2 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 12.6 mi
- Royalston Falls: 17.3 mi
- Doane's Falls: 18.1 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Great Falls Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crag Mountain | ENE 72° | 456 m | 7.4 mi |
| Brush Mountain | ENE 67° | 455 m | 7.3 mi |
| Dry Hill | SE 136° | 423 m | 6.4 mi |
| Frizzell Hill | NNW 335° | 399 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ESE 104° | 389 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 8° | 380 m | 6.9 mi |
| Colrain Mountain | WNW 298° | 374 m | 7.5 mi |
| Daniels Peak | NNW 338° | 374 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29856778
Day trips start here
- Gill · 3 mi
- Greenfield · 3 mi
- Deerfield · 5 mi
- Charlemont · 7 mi
- Erving · 7 mi
- Montague · 7 mi
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