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Connecticut River Greenway State Park

Connecticut River Greenway State Park from directly overhead

Connecticut River Greenway State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Walnut Hill stands 432 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.36497, -72.58601

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Kings Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Warner: 1.4 mi
  • Nibble Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Round Hill: 4.0 mi
  • The Rocks: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • North Hadley Field: 1.7 mi
  • UMass Amherst Sunwheel: 2.6 mi
  • Elwell State Park: 2.6 mi
  • South Athletic Field: 3.1 mi
  • Pratt Field: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Chapel: 3.4 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 3.5 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 3.5 mi
  • William Smith Clark Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 4.1 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 34
Attractions: 32
  • War Memorial Pool: 3.8 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 11.1 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 12.6 mi
  • Timber Frame: 13.8 mi
  • World War II Tank: 15.1 mi
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 10
  • Sandy Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 5.0 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Bear's Den Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Waterfall: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 12.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 15.5 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Connecticut River Greenway State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut HillWNW 302°432 m8.4 mi
Dry HillNW 313°396 m8.3 mi
Mount LincolnE 90°375 m8.3 mi
Petticoat HillW 278°359 m8.2 mi
Carey HillWNW 298°351 m8.2 mi
Mount NorwottockSE 137°337 m5.6 mi
DeadtopSSW 201°333 m8.3 mi
Unquomonk HillW 277°330 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:4920:31
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29912811

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