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Connecticut River Greenway State Park

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Connecticut River Greenway State Park from directly overhead

Connecticut River Greenway State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 34 m. High Ridge stands 447 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is River Drive Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994-01-06
Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41749, -72.57742

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • North Hadley Field: 2.0 mi
  • Brandywine Park: 2.3 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 2.4 mi
  • Mill River Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Warner: 2.5 mi
  • Kings Hill: 2.5 mi
  • The Rocks: 3.1 mi
  • Pulpit Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Bull Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Chapel: 3.2 mi
  • William Smith Clark Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 3.8 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 4.3 mi
Museums: 54
Gardens: 34
Attractions: 31
Artworks: 30
  • Jack Leaman: 2.9 mi
  • Julius Erving: 2.9 mi
  • AISC Steel Sculpture: 2.9 mi
  • John Calipari: 2.9 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 2.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Roaring Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 8.8 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 8.9 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 12.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 8.0 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Bear's Den Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 15.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 15.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Connecticut River Greenway State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RidgeWNW 287°447 m7.5 mi
Walnut HillW 276°432 m7.6 mi
Dry HillWNW 291°415 m7.7 mi
Dry HillWNW 287°396 m6.8 mi
Mount TobyNNE 23°386 m5.3 mi
Brushy MountainNE 55°380 m6.7 mi
Cricket HillWNW 301°380 m7.9 mi
Roaring MountainNNE 29°356 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:4920:32
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
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/29911686

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