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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 34 m. Old Wolf Hill stands 371 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.31166, -72.59266

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Sheldon Field: 1.9 mi
  • Pulaski Park: 2.1 mi
  • Veterans Field: 2.2 mi
  • Agnes Fox Field: 2.4 mi
  • Elwell State Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 56
Gardens: 41
  • Phoenix Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Capen Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Rock Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 36
  • War Memorial Pool: 6.2 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 7.4 mi
  • World War II Tank: 11.4 mi
  • Timber Frame: 13.0 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 2.2 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 3.2 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 5.0 mi
  • Robert Frost: 5.6 mi
  • John Calipari: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 11
  • Rainbow Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 1.4 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 8.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Waterfall: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 8.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 11.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Connecticut River Greenway State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Old Wolf HillWNW 295°371 m9.1 mi
Mount TomSSW 210°363 m5.6 mi
Hanging MountainWNW 282°361 m9.0 mi
Pomeroy MountainWSW 246°352 m8.7 mi
Mount NorwottockE 96°337 m4.2 mi
DeadtopSSW 213°333 m4.8 mi
Unquomonk HillWNW 302°330 m8.7 mi
West HillENE 76°324 m8.9 mi
Conditions

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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • bloodroot108 obs
  • red trillium92 obs
  • red columbine71 obs
  • red-berried elder66 obs
  • pink lady's slipper64 obs
  • Solomon's plume62 obs
  • Herb Robert58 obs
  • rock harlequin58 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29908968

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