Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Batchelor Brook Area
Batchelor Brook Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.27812, -72.55255
- 15.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 16.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 21.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 22.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 2 mi
- Waterfall · 23 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 24 mi
- Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Batchelor Brook Area: 0.2 mi
- Camp Lewis Perkins: 0.9 mi
- Brockway Conservation Restriction: 1.0 mi
- Stone Hill Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Hawkins Bird Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Cold Hill: 0.8 mi
- Finns Hill: 1.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Hitchcock: 1.9 mi
- Bare Mountain: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Mary Lyon's Grave: 1.9 mi
- DonaldCurtis Workshop: 3.4 mi
- Eyrie House: 3.5 mi
- Erie Ruins: 3.5 mi
- South Hadley Canal: 5.0 mi
Parks
- Abbey Chapel Green: 1.9 mi
- Skinner Green: 2.0 mi
- Creighton Lawn: 2.0 mi
- Abbey Green: 2.1 mi
- Dickinson Backyard: 2.2 mi
Museums: 59
- Joseph Skinner Museum: 1.5 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: 3.1 mi
- National Yiddish Book Center: 3.3 mi
- Bob Stiles House Museum: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 47
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 5.8 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 7.3 mi
- World War II Tank: 9.3 mi
- Timber Frame: 10.7 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 40
- Student Garden: 2.0 mi
- Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Hampshire Food Forest: 3.6 mi
- Pick-your-own Fields: 3.8 mi
- Phoenix Garden: 4.6 mi
Artworks: 30
- Graffiti Wall: 3.3 mi
- C3: 5.2 mi
- Lady Liberty: 5.6 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 6.0 mi
- Robert Frost: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Titans Piazza: 2.5 mi
- Indian Leap: 8.8 mi
- Roaring Falls: 14.7 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 17.6 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 12
- Rainbow Beach: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
- David Musante Beach: 9.5 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 19.2 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 21.6 mi
- Glendale Falls: 21.7 mi
- Waterfall: 22.3 mi
- Cascade: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 7.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 9.6 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Batchelor Brook Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lincoln | NE 48° | 375 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Tom | WSW 243° | 363 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | W 263° | 352 m | 10.1 mi |
| East Hill | ENE 64° | 338 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | NE 49° | 337 m | 2.8 mi |
| Deadtop | WSW 250° | 333 m | 5.0 mi |
| Juckett Hill | ENE 70° | 327 m | 9.4 mi |
| West Hill | ENE 56° | 324 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29905917
Day trips start here
- South Hadley · 2 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 3 mi
- Hadley · 5 mi
- Northampton · 5 mi
- Holyoke · 6 mi
- Amherst · 7 mi
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