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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. High Ridge stands 447 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Department of Conservation and Recreation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.39954, -72.58093

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • North Hadley Field: 0.7 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 2.4 mi
  • Brandywine Park: 2.4 mi
  • South Athletic Field: 2.5 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Kings Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Warner: 1.3 mi
  • The Rocks: 2.9 mi
  • Pulpit Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Chapel: 2.8 mi
  • William Smith Clark Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 3.5 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 3.7 mi
Museums: 55
Gardens: 34
Attractions: 33
  • War Memorial Pool: 3.6 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 10.2 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 12.9 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 13.5 mi
  • Timber Frame: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Jack Leaman: 2.5 mi
  • Julius Erving: 2.5 mi
  • John Calipari: 2.5 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 2.5 mi
  • AISC Steel Sculpture: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Roaring Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 7.5 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 10.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.2 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 6.7 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Bear's Den Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 14.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Connecticut River Greenway State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RidgeWNW 296°447 m7.8 mi
Walnut HillWNW 286°432 m7.7 mi
Dry HillWNW 299°415 m8.1 mi
Dry HillWNW 297°396 m7.1 mi
Mount TobyNNE 20°386 m6.5 mi
Brushy MountainNE 48°380 m7.6 mi
Mount LincolnESE 107°375 m8.4 mi
Roaring MountainNNE 25°356 m6.5 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1485796028

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