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Barrett St. Marsh

Barrett St. Marsh from directly overhead

Barrett St. Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Shaw Ledges stands 460 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Brown's Dingle, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33148, -72.64008

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Agnes Fox Field: 0.4 mi
  • Childs Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sheldon Field: 0.9 mi
  • Elwell State Park: 1.0 mi
  • Pulaski Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 55
Gardens: 41
  • Capen Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 0.9 mi
  • Rock Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Phoenix Garden: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 32
  • War Memorial Pool: 7.2 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 8.9 mi
  • World War II Tank: 13.0 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 15.0 mi
  • Timber Frame: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 0.7 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 4.8 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 5.5 mi
  • John Calipari: 6.8 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 17
Beaches: 11
  • Sandy Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 2.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Waterfall: 21.4 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.5 mi
  • Rd: 9.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.5 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Barrett St. Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shaw LedgesWNW 284°460 m8.3 mi
Battlecock HillWNW 298°442 m7.7 mi
Kidds LookoutWNW 283°438 m7.7 mi
Walnut HillNNW 327°432 m8.0 mi
Walcott HillNW 306°396 m7.9 mi
Bascom HillWNW 287°375 m6.9 mi
Tob HillW 261°373 m7.4 mi
Old Wolf HillWNW 293°371 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29907230

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