Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Amherst College Lot
Amherst College Lot is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 8.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.46306, -72.54989
- 8.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 12.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 1.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 11 mi
- Summit House · 11 mi
- Overlook · 12 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bull Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Toby: 1.8 mi
- Roaring Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Ox Hill: 2.1 mi
- South Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Russell Hill: 0.6 mi
- Heronemus Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Ruth McIntire Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 2.1 mi
- Mount Toby Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Sunderland Town Park: 1.1 mi
- Herlihy Park: 2.2 mi
- South Deerfield Common: 3.1 mi
- Tri-Town Beach District: 3.3 mi
- Mill River Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Old Chapel: 5.2 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 5.4 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 6.4 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 6.4 mi
Museums: 50
- Leverett Family Museum: 2.6 mi
- Rausch Mineral Gallery: 5.2 mi
- University Museum of Contemporary Art: 5.3 mi
- Amherst History Museum: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 33
- War Memorial Pool: 6.0 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 6.4 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 8.9 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 12.2 mi
- Path Continues: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 25
- North Garden: 3.4 mi
- South Garden: 3.4 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 5.3 mi
- Class of 1954 Garden: 5.4 mi
- Fieldstone Courtyard: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 21
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 4.9 mi
- Julius Erving: 5.1 mi
- Jack Leaman: 5.1 mi
- Marcus Camby: 5.1 mi
- John Calipari: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Roaring Falls: 2.3 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 5.4 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 8.6 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 8.6 mi
- The Slab: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 9
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 3.5 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
- David Musante Beach: 11.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Bear's Den Falls: 12.6 mi
- Hobo Falls: 15.1 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 19.7 mi
- Doane's Falls: 21.8 mi
- Doane's Falls: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 19.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 19.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.3 mi
- Day Use Area: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Green River Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Amherst College Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Hill | NE 37° | 423 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dry Hill | W 262° | 396 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Toby | NNE 20° | 386 m | 1.8 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | E 80° | 380 m | 4.1 mi |
| Cricket Hill | W 277° | 380 m | 8.2 mi |
| Locks Hill | ENE 62° | 372 m | 8.4 mi |
| Morse Hill | ENE 68° | 366 m | 5.7 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | NE 37° | 356 m | 1.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29857103
Day trips start here
- Amherst · 6 mi
- Deerfield · 6 mi
- Gill · 9 mi
- Greenfield · 9 mi
- Hadley · 9 mi
- Charlemont · 11 mi
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