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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 35 m. Tob Hill stands 373 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Nonotuck, a peak 0.7 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28871, -72.61249

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Mount Tom North Trailhead Park: 0.7 mi
  • Veterans Field: 2.1 mi
  • Pulaski Park: 2.2 mi
  • Parsons St. Park: 2.3 mi
  • Smith College Athletic Fields: 2.4 mi
Museums: 59
Gardens: 41
  • Phoenix Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Rock Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 2.5 mi
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 36
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 2.6 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 3.3 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 4.7 mi
  • Lady Liberty: 5.6 mi
  • Robert Frost: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Beaches: 12
  • Rainbow Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.0 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Waterfall: 20.3 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 6.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 6.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 10.3 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Connecticut River Greenway State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tob HillWNW 281°373 m8.9 mi
Old Wolf HillNW 307°371 m9.0 mi
Mount TomSSW 209°363 m3.7 mi
Hanging MountainWNW 294°361 m8.6 mi
Petticoat HillNW 314°359 m9.3 mi
Pomeroy MountainWSW 254°352 m7.2 mi
Mount NorwottockENE 78°337 m5.3 mi
DeadtopSSW 213°333 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:31
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3616:22

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29905926

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