Bear Swamp
Bear Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 482 m. West Mountain stands 638 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 5.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 6 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 6 mi
- view to west · 8 mi
- Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Peter Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bug Hill: 1.5 mi
- Drake Hill: 2.0 mi
- Orcutt Hill: 2.4 mi
- Mill Hill: 2.5 mi
- Belding Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Field Field: 2.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 6.0 mi
- Wildlife Blind: 6.2 mi
- Pettingill Field: 6.7 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 2.9 mi
- Cellarhole: 3.6 mi
- Cellarhole: 3.7 mi
- Gardner Homestead Cellarhole: 4.0 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 7.9 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 5.9 mi
- Kingman Tavern Museum: 6.7 mi
- Goshen Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 10.8 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 10.7 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 15.7 mi
- McKinley Statue: 15.8 mi
- Mr. Bling: 18.1 mi
- C3: 18.2 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- North Garden: 17.8 mi
- South Garden: 17.8 mi
- Capen Garden: 18.2 mi
- Hoosac Range: 15.3 mi
- Roaring Falls: 16.0 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 17.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.2 mi
- Witts Ledge: 18.0 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 5.8 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 6.0 mi
- hole in wall: 7.6 mi
- rock scramble: 7.7 mi
- 1950 Pontiac: 7.7 mi
- Tannery Falls: 10.5 mi
- Twin Cascade: 12.7 mi
- Glendale Falls: 15.2 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 16.2 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 16.7 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 1.9 mi
- David Musante Beach: 14.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 16.6 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 18.0 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 18.2 mi
- Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Bear Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Mountain | W 262° | 638 m | 6.7 mi |
| West Hill | WNW 299° | 623 m | 8.2 mi |
| Parker Hill | WNW 298° | 617 m | 4.1 mi |
| Deer Hill | WSW 249° | 602 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bond Hill | W 263° | 595 m | 6.3 mi |
| Deer Hill | WSW 243° | 575 m | 7.6 mi |
| Warner Hill | WSW 257° | 570 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hawks Mountain | NW 316° | 562 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Newt81 obs
- hobblebush25 obs
- purple pitcher plant19 obs
- Creeping Foamflower18 obs
- red trillium16 obs
- striped maple15 obs
- Smooth Rock Tripe15 obs
- marsh marigold14 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29849345
Day trips start here
- Charlemont · 8 mi
- Erving · 8 mi
- Montague · 8 mi
- Shelburne · 8 mi
- Cummington · 10 mi
- Deerfield · 11 mi
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