Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Connecticut River Greenway State Park
Connecticut River Greenway State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Crag Mountain stands 456 m to the east, 4.0 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 1.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.63315, -72.49620
- 1.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 1.5 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 15.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 3 mi
- Overlook · 4 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 9 mi
- view to west · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Peaks
- Darby Hill: 0.7 mi
- Grassy Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mason Hill: 1.2 mi
- Barnard Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pisgah Mountain: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Northfield Mountain Riverview Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Unity Park: 3.4 mi
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 3.7 mi
- Cushman Park: 3.9 mi
- North Greenfield Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Poet's Seat Tower: 5.3 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 6.8 mi
- Hazel's Park: 9.9 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 11.5 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 12.4 mi
Museums: 45
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 3.4 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 8.2 mi
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 8.7 mi
- Old Academy Building: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 26
- Hermit's Castle: 3.9 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 6.3 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 8.1 mi
- Path Continues: 9.2 mi
- Path Continues: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 2.8 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 2.8 mi
- Main Wall: 2.8 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 2.9 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 22
- Greenfield Money Tree: 7.3 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 16.6 mi
- Metawampe: 16.8 mi
- Julius Erving: 16.9 mi
- Jack Leaman: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 21
- Just Roots Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- North Garden: 14.9 mi
- South Garden: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 13
- Silver Lake Beach: 13.7 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 14.3 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 15.0 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 15.0 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Hobo Falls: 3.7 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 8.0 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 10.7 mi
- Royalston Falls: 13.9 mi
- Doane's Falls: 14.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 13.1 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Connecticut River Greenway State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crag Mountain | E 80° | 456 m | 4.0 mi |
| Brush Mountain | ENE 70° | 455 m | 3.9 mi |
| Dry Hill | SSE 167° | 423 m | 6.3 mi |
| Frizzell Hill | NW 307° | 399 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SE 132° | 389 m | 4.8 mi |
| Notch Mountain | NE 38° | 389 m | 6.9 mi |
| Upper Bald Hills | ENE 60° | 382 m | 5.0 mi |
| Great Hemlock | NE 46° | 381 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29913288
Day trips start here
- Gill · 6 mi
- Greenfield · 6 mi
- Deerfield · 8 mi
- Charlemont · 10 mi
- Erving · 10 mi
- Montague · 10 mi
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