Conway State Forest
Conway State Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. Peter Hill stands 557 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cricket Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 6.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 9 mi
- view to west · 10 mi
- Summit House · 14 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cricket Hill: 0.3 mi
- Field Hill: 1.0 mi
- Norton Hill: 1.0 mi
- Fisher Hill: 1.3 mi
- Poplar Hill: 1.4 mi
- Conway State Forest: 0.4 mi
- MacLeish Field Station: 2.1 mi
- Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.4 mi
- Atkinson Cr: 3.2 mi
- Whately Wildlife Management Area: 3.3 mi
- Mill River Dam: 3.3 mi
- Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 3.3 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 10.1 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 10.8 mi
- Old Chapel: 10.8 mi
- Wildlife Blind: 4.7 mi
- Tri-Town Beach District: 4.7 mi
- South Deerfield Common: 4.9 mi
- Goshen Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Herlihy Park: 5.8 mi
- Goshen Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 6.9 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 8.7 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- North Garden: 10.0 mi
- South Garden: 10.1 mi
- Class of 1954 Garden: 10.9 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 11.0 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 7.0 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 9.0 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 9.2 mi
- hole in wall: 10.2 mi
- rock overhang: 10.3 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 8.6 mi
- Jack Leaman: 10.6 mi
- Julius Erving: 10.6 mi
- John Calipari: 10.6 mi
- Marcus Camby: 10.6 mi
- Roaring Falls: 9.3 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 11.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 13.9 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 14.0 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 14.0 mi
- Glendale Falls: 16.0 mi
- Tannery Falls: 18.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 18.8 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 19.5 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 19.7 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 6.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 8.5 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.3 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 19.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.7 mi
- Rd: 19.7 mi
- Day Use Area: 16.8 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.0 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Conway State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Hill | WNW 302° | 557 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bug Hill | WNW 296° | 535 m | 7.2 mi |
| Brier Hill | WNW 283° | 530 m | 4.8 mi |
| Seventy Six Hill | WNW 288° | 530 m | 5.5 mi |
| Moore Hill | WSW 259° | 517 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mollison Hill | WSW 253° | 488 m | 5.7 mi |
| Ram Hill | SW 216° | 461 m | 7.1 mi |
| Abbott Hill | W 265° | 454 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29858371
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