Alford Wildlife Sanctuary
Alford Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the south, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Egremont Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1977
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 25.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Egremont Wildlife Refuge: 0.1 mi
- Green River Access: 0.5 mi
- Elizabeth Woods Wildlife Conservation Easement: 1.2 mi
- Hardy Parcel: 2.8 mi
- Alford Springs: 2.9 mi
- French Park: 1.7 mi
- Botham Park: 2.0 mi
- McAllister Park: 3.4 mi
- Old Maids Park: 3.9 mi
- Circle Museum Sculpture Park: 4.0 mi
- White Hill: 1.7 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Townhouse Hill: 3.2 mi
- Shepard Hill: 3.8 mi
- Christian Hill: 4.2 mi
- Searles Castle: 4.3 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 5.6 mi
- Copake Iron Furnace: 7.7 mi
- Rostrum: 8.1 mi
- Butler Seat: 8.1 mi
- Gallery: 4.0 mi
- Circle Museum: 4.0 mi
- Chesterwood Museum: 5.8 mi
- Austerlitz Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Chesterwood: 6.6 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 2.9 mi
- Naked Lady: 3.1 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 4.3 mi
- Divine Mercy: 8.3 mi
- The Second Station - Jesus Accepts His Cross: 8.3 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 7.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 8.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 8.8 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 10.6 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 10.9 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 3.3 mi
- trail parking: 6.9 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 11.4 mi
- concrete bases: 13.3 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 5.6 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Clover Mountain: 19.6 mi
- Corps Wall: 21.6 mi
- Space Invaders: 21.6 mi
- Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 7.9 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 8.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.4 mi
- Flower Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 13.6 mi
- East Beach: 16.0 mi
- West Beach: 16.7 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 17.5 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 19.4 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 7.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Questing: 11.7 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Alford Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | S 177° | 793 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Race | S 177° | 723 m | 9.3 mi |
| Alander Mountain | SSW 200° | 680 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Undine | S 177° | 669 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | E 89° | 642 m | 8.9 mi |
| Harvey Mountain | N 7° | 627 m | 6.7 mi |
| South Pinnacle | S 172° | 626 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Darby | S 188° | 619 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29784664
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 4 mi
- Stockbridge · 8 mi
- Lee · 12 mi
- Monterey · 12 mi
- Lenox · 13 mi
- Berkshires · 15 mi
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