- Elevation, modelled
- 187 m
- Tallest summit within 9.6 miles
- Packard Mountain386 m · 8.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lost Villages Scenic Byway14.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3606, -72.4599
Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 187 m. Packard Mountain stands 386 m to the northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Grey Rocks, a peak 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Butternut Hill Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packard Mountain | NE 38° | 386 m | 8.8 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | N 356° | 380 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | E 83° | 375 m | 1.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 57° | 371 m | 3.4 mi |
| Morse Hill | N 5° | 366 m | 9.3 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | NNW 338° | 356 m | 9.2 mi |
| East Hill | ESE 117° | 338 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | SW 214° | 337 m | 4.6 mi |
- 14.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 18.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 8 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 16 mi
- Waterfall · 17 mi
- Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grey Rocks: 0.1 mi
- Butter Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Lincoln: 1.9 mi
- Mount Orient: 2.3 mi
- West Hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Pemberton Memorial Forest: 0.4 mi
- Harkness Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Pelham Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Harkness Brook Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Buffam Falls Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
- Amethyst Brook Labryinth: 1.6 mi
- Classic Car Junkyard: 2.0 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 3.1 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 3.1 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Amethyst Conservation Area: 2.0 mi
- East Common: 2.3 mi
- South Amherst Common: 2.6 mi
- Hitchcock Field: 2.8 mi
- Groff Park: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 58
- War Memorial Pool: 3.1 mi
- Timber Frame: 8.3 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 11.6 mi
- Dead Man's Curve: 11.6 mi
- F-94 Starfire Crash Site: 11.8 mi
Museums: 53
- Beneski Museum of Natural History: 2.9 mi
- Mead Art Museum: 2.9 mi
- Emily Dickinson Museum: 3.0 mi
- Amherst History Museum: 3.3 mi
- Pelham Historical Society: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 35
- Fort River Elementary Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Yushien Japanese Garden: 3.0 mi
- Fieldstone Courtyard: 3.8 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 3.8 mi
- Class of 1954 Garden: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 31
- Robert Frost: 3.0 mi
- Quinnipiac: 3.9 mi
- The Power of Creativity Over Concrete: 3.9 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 4.0 mi
- Metawampe: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Titans Piazza: 8.5 mi
- Roaring Falls: 9.5 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 11.6 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 11.7 mi
- Indian Leap: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 11
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 4.8 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 5.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 8.5 mi
- David Musante Beach: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Bear's Den Falls: 14.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 21.1 mi
- Doane's Falls: 23.8 mi
- Doane's Falls: 23.9 mi
- Spirit Falls: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 15.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 15.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 4 mi away.
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