Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Church Woods
Church Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. Jolly Mountain stands 615 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Daniels Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 4.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.70921, -72.60691
- 4.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 6.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 6.0 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- view to west · 8 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 10 mi
- stone post view · 11 mi
- Waterfall · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Daniels Peak: 0.3 mi
- East Hill: 0.5 mi
- Ball Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Frizzell Hill: 0.8 mi
- Spencer Mountain: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Keets Brook Road Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Leyden State Forest: 1.5 mi
- Leyden Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Leydeon Cr 3: 2.4 mi
- Leydeon Cr 3: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Kiwanis Park: 2.1 mi
- Sweet Pond State Park: 3.4 mi
- Cushman Park: 3.8 mi
- North Greenfield Park: 5.1 mi
- Shattuck Park: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 3.9 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 7.6 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 8.0 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 8.1 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 16.3 mi
Museums: 36
- Powers Institute Museum: 3.8 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 7.3 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 10.1 mi
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: 10.1 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 20
- Greenfield Money Tree: 8.5 mi
- Molly Stark: 17.4 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 22.1 mi
- Reaching: 22.3 mi
- Julius Erving: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Table Rock: 9.1 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 10.5 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 10.5 mi
- Main Wall: 10.5 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 19
- rock overhang: 8.2 mi
- Wolves Den: 8.2 mi
- rock scramble: 8.3 mi
- hole in wall: 8.4 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 12
- Just Roots Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 15.4 mi
- Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- North Garden: 20.5 mi
- South Garden: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Hobo Falls: 9.1 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 10.4 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 12.5 mi
- Royalston Falls: 18.3 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 9
- Green Mountain Beach: 15.7 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 15.8 mi
- The Ledges: 16.1 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 17.8 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Green River Covered Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Church Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly Mountain | NW 309° | 615 m | 7.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 300° | 552 m | 7.4 mi |
| Spruce Hill | WNW 281° | 530 m | 7.7 mi |
| Christian Hill | W 279° | 524 m | 7.9 mi |
| French Hill | NW 314° | 473 m | 5.6 mi |
| Wilson Hill | W 269° | 464 m | 7.0 mi |
| Fairbanks Hill | W 275° | 450 m | 6.0 mi |
| Stowe Mountain | WNW 294° | 449 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29909013
Day trips start here
- Gill · 8 mi
- Greenfield · 8 mi
- Charlemont · 9 mi
- Erving · 9 mi
- Montague · 9 mi
- Shelburne · 9 mi
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