Bidwell House Museum, Gardens and Trails
Bidwell House Museum, Gardens and Trails is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 506 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the north-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.8 miles off.
Bidwell House Museum is a 193 acre property that includes the 1760s Rev. Bidwell House listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property has gardens, fields and woods with interpretive exhibits about 18th and 19th century Early America
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bidwell House Museum
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 17.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 7 mi
- Adams Overlook · 30 mi
- Vista · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bidwell Park: 2.1 mi
- Town Park: 2.7 mi
- South Lee Park: 5.6 mi
- Fountain Pond Park: 6.2 mi
- East Lee Park: 6.2 mi
- Mount Wilcox: 2.5 mi
- Cobble Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hunger Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Halls Hill: 2.8 mi
- ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell: 0.1 mi
- Old Barn Foundation: 0.1 mi
- Old Spring: 0.1 mi
- Chimney and foundation of old 19th century Sugar House: 0.2 mi
- Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795: 0.2 mi
- falls: 9.7 mi
- Campbell Falls: 11.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 13.3 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 13.8 mi
- Piggery - Exhibits: 0.1 mi
- Bidwell House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 0.1 mi
- Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 0.1 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 6.9 mi
- Divine Mercy: 7.2 mi
- Divine Mercy: 7.2 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 7.2 mi
- The Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross: 7.3 mi
- The Thirteenth Station - Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross: 7.3 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 8.1 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 9.0 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 9.2 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 9.3 mi
- trail parking: 11.6 mi
- Flower Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Herb Gardens: 0.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 0.1 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 7.5 mi
- Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 6.6 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Corps Wall: 12.3 mi
- Murdock Wall: 12.3 mi
- Grotto: 12.3 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 17.8 mi
- Big Spring: 20.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.7 mi
- Hermit spring: 24.8 mi
- County Beach: 8.9 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 9.5 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 17.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 20.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 13.1 mi
- Questing: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Bidwell House Museum, Gardens and Trails. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walling Mountain | NNE 24° | 675 m | 7.8 mi |
| Becket Mountain | NNE 30° | 663 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | WNW 288° | 642 m | 2.5 mi |
| Bald Top | NNE 19° | 624 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wadsworth Hill | NE 48° | 606 m | 8.4 mi |
| Dorman Mountain | NE 51° | 595 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sky Hill | NNW 334° | 585 m | 2.9 mi |
| Kingsbury Mountain | E 80° | 581 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29784611
Day trips start here
- Monterey · 2 mi
- Berkshires · 5 mi
- Great Barrington · 7 mi
- Lee · 7 mi
- Otis · 7 mi
- Stockbridge · 8 mi
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