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Conway State Forest

Conway State Forest from directly overhead

Conway State Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Peter Hill stands 557 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1996
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.48073, -72.69871

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Field Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Cricket Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Norton Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Fisher Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Poplar Hill: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Tri-Town Beach District: 4.5 mi
  • South Deerfield Common: 4.6 mi
  • Wildlife Blind: 5.0 mi
  • Herlihy Park: 5.6 mi
  • Goshen Memorial Park: 5.9 mi
Museums: 43
  • Goshen Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Williamsburg Historical Society: 6.3 mi
  • Memorial Hall Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Buckland Historical Museum: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 6.6 mi
  • Bridge of Flowers: 8.8 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 8.8 mi
  • hole in wall: 10.0 mi
  • rock overhang: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 23
Artworks: 20
  • Greenfield Money Tree: 8.2 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 10.5 mi
  • Julius Erving: 10.5 mi
  • John Calipari: 10.5 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Roaring Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 11.1 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.7 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 13.7 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 14.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Glendale Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 6.1 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 19.9 mi
  • Rd: 19.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Conway State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peter HillWNW 299°557 m7.1 mi
Bug HillWNW 294°535 m7.3 mi
Brier HillW 279°530 m5.0 mi
Seventy Six HillWNW 285°530 m5.7 mi
Moore HillWSW 256°517 m4.5 mi
Mollison HillWSW 251°488 m6.0 mi
Abbott HillW 260°454 m3.0 mi
Sikes HillW 259°451 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766716962513930
Precip in3.53.13.93.84.04.84.14.74.24.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29908575

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