Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Bennett Cr
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Bennett Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. Jillson Hill stands 677 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates42.71706, -72.75143
- 1.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 6.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 9.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- view to west · 7 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 8 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 8 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Bennett Cr: 0.1 mi
- West Branch Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Fort Shirley: 2.9 mi
- Town Property: 3.0 mi
- Howland Memorial Forest: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Wilson Hill: 0.7 mi
- Christian Hill: 0.8 mi
- Spruce Hill: 1.0 mi
- Fairbanks Hill: 1.3 mi
- Phillips Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Sweet Pond State Park: 6.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 8.2 mi
- Ball Park: 8.8 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 9.2 mi
- Mohawk Park: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 4.0 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 9.8 mi
- Quarried Stones: 10.4 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 11.9 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 12.5 mi
Museums: 22
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 7.5 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 7.9 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 8.1 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Mine Ledge: 14.5 mi
- Hoosac Range: 14.8 mi
- Table Rock: 16.3 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 16.7 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 15
- rock scramble: 6.4 mi
- Wolves Den: 6.4 mi
- rock overhang: 6.5 mi
- hole in wall: 6.6 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Twin Cascade: 13.1 mi
- Tannery Falls: 14.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 16.3 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 17.0 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 17.6 mi
Artworks: 10
- Greenfield Money Tree: 11.1 mi
- Molly Stark: 12.1 mi
- Mr. Bling: 18.4 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 18.6 mi
- McKinley Statue: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- The Ledges: 10.3 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 11.5 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 13.2 mi
- Campers Beach: 17.4 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 23.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Just Roots Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- North Garden: 23.7 mi
- South Garden: 23.7 mi
- Buxton Garden: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Green River Covered Bridge: 5.9 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Bennett Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jillson Hill | WNW 286° | 677 m | 6.8 mi |
| Streeter Hill | WNW 292° | 674 m | 6.6 mi |
| Burrington Hill | WNW 302° | 637 m | 6.8 mi |
| Adams Mountain | WSW 254° | 636 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jolly Mountain | NNE 18° | 615 m | 4.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | N 357° | 610 m | 6.5 mi |
| Porter Hill | W 279° | 594 m | 6.3 mi |
| Underwood Hill | WNW 283° | 580 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29908908
Day trips start here
- Charlemont · 9 mi
- Erving · 9 mi
- Montague · 9 mi
- Shelburne · 9 mi
- Gill · 12 mi
- Greenfield · 12 mi
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