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Ashfield Wildlife Conservation Easement

Ashfield Wildlife Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Ashfield Wildlife Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Deer Hill stands 602 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Paddy Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2001

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47926, -72.81582

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Paddy Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Brier Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Seventy Six Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Rood: 1.7 mi
  • Mollison Hill: 1.9 mi
Parks
  • Wildlife Blind: 1.9 mi
  • Goshen Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Belding Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Field Field: 3.6 mi
  • Pettingill Field: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 40
Gardens: 27
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Capen Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 14.3 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 25
Cliffs: 19
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 13
  • Glendale Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 16.6 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Cascade on South Brook: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 3.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 21.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.3 mi
  • Rd: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Ashfield Wildlife Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer HillWNW 284°602 m7.6 mi
Deer HillW 278°575 m7.4 mi
Warner HillNW 306°570 m6.1 mi
Peter HillN 357°557 m3.6 mi
Parsons HillWSW 246°537 m7.6 mi
Bug HillNNW 346°535 m3.1 mi
Brier HillNE 51°530 m1.4 mi
Seventy Six HillNNE 17°530 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1519:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129415160646357453626

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29749805

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