Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Bitzer Fish Hatchery
Bitzer Fish Hatchery is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the east-southeast, 4.3 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 3.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1933-03-31
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.55975, -72.54902
- 3.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 10.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 1.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 6 mi
- Overlook · 7 mi
- view to west · 10 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Bitzer Fish Hatchery: 0.1 mi
- Bitzer Fish Hatchery: 0.2 mi
- Bitzer Fish Hatchery: 0.4 mi
- Bitzer Fish Hatchery: 0.4 mi
- Bitzer Fish Hatchery: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Wills Hill: 1.5 mi
- Woolman Hill: 1.7 mi
- Trap Rock Ledge: 1.8 mi
- Bare Hill: 2.2 mi
- Taylor Hill: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Temple Woods: 2.4 mi
- Highland Park: 2.5 mi
- Rocky Mountain Park: 2.9 mi
- Beacon Field: 3.2 mi
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Poet's Seat Tower: 3.1 mi
- Old Chapel: 11.8 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 11.9 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Hazel's Park: 12.3 mi
Museums: 43
- Memorial Hall Museum: 3.0 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 3.5 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 7.8 mi
- Leverett Family Museum: 7.9 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 28
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 2.9 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 3.3 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 7.4 mi
- rock overhang: 9.9 mi
- hole in wall: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 22
- Just Roots Community Garden: 6.4 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- North Garden: 9.9 mi
- South Garden: 9.9 mi
- Community Garden: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Pigpen Ledges: 3.6 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 4.7 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 4.7 mi
- Roaring Falls: 5.0 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Greenfield Money Tree: 4.3 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 11.5 mi
- Metawampe: 11.7 mi
- Julius Erving: 11.7 mi
- Jack Leaman: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hobo Falls: 9.2 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 11.4 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 13.8 mi
- Doane's Falls: 18.6 mi
- Doane's Falls: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 11
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.0 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.1 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 16.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Bitzer Fish Hatchery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Hill | ESE 105° | 423 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ENE 73° | 389 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Toby | S 173° | 386 m | 5.0 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SE 146° | 380 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | E 80° | 372 m | 7.3 mi |
| Locks Hill | ESE 110° | 372 m | 7.9 mi |
| Morse Hill | SE 131° | 366 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hermit Mountain | ENE 59° | 363 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29856984
Day trips start here
- Deerfield · 3 mi
- Gill · 3 mi
- Greenfield · 3 mi
- Charlemont · 7 mi
- Erving · 7 mi
- Montague · 7 mi
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