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Chesterfield Wildlife Conservation Easement

Chesterfield Wildlife Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Chesterfield Wildlife Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2001

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42852, -72.89781

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Clark Hill: 1.0 mi
  • The Mount: 1.2 mi
  • Oak Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Luce Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Smith Pyramid: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Pettingill Field: 2.1 mi
  • Worthington Town Park: 2.6 mi
  • Goshen Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
  • Wildlife Blind: 5.8 mi
  • Belding Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 54
Artworks: 44
Gardens: 34
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 15.0 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 15.2 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Rock Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Capen Garden: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 13
Cliffs: 10
Beaches: 9
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 8.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 12.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 17.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 20.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.4 mi
  • Rd: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Chesterfield Wildlife Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haskell HillW 260°680 m7.3 mi
French HillW 269°675 m7.1 mi
Garnet HillWSW 253°663 m7.5 mi
Peru HillW 274°661 m8.0 mi
West MountainNNW 337°638 m7.8 mi
Bryant MountainNW 312°631 m4.8 mi
Bashan HillW 281°614 m4.3 mi
Knowles HillW 272°613 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29747972

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