- Elevation, modelled
- 270 m
- Tallest summit within 9.4 miles
- Canesto Hill400 m · 7.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Lost Villages Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4130, -72.1044
Cooks Canyon is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 270 m. Canesto Hill stands 400 m to the north-northeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Woods, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
- Access
- restricted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Cooks Canyon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canesto Hill | NNE 22° | 400 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ragged Hill | NNE 31° | 386 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rice Hill | ESE 103° | 386 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hawes Hill | NNW 348° | 383 m | 3.2 mi |
| Searle Hill | N 352° | 383 m | 8.8 mi |
| Babbitt Hill | NNW 348° | 376 m | 3.7 mi |
| Allen Hill | NNW 331° | 374 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mellen Hill | E 86° | 371 m | 8.9 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 13.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 27.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 22.7 mi off the Connecticut River BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 16 mi
- Overlook · 21 mi
- Waterfall · 22 mi
- Summit House · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Williams Woods: 0.3 mi
- Ware River Access: 3.0 mi
- Jacob Riis Farm: 3.5 mi
- Carter Pond Wildlife Conservation Easement: 3.6 mi
- Barre Falls Flood Control Area: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Felton Field: 0.6 mi
- Town Common: 0.7 mi
- Rocking Stone Park: 3.1 mi
- Deer Park: 4.0 mi
- Wright Memorial Field: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
- Farrow Hill: 1.2 mi
- Allen Hill: 1.9 mi
- Ridge Hill: 3.0 mi
- Hawes Hill: 3.2 mi
Attractions
- The Barre Cross: 3.7 mi
- Trail Continues: 4.5 mi
- Path Continues: 5.1 mi
- Path Continues: 5.4 mi
- Path Continues: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- Williams Homestead Ruins: 4.6 mi
- Williams Homestead Ruins: 4.7 mi
- Dana Common Historical Rock: 6.3 mi
- Dana Common Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Survey Disk- TT 12 GA 1942: 7.2 mi
Museums: 37
- Fisher Museum: 9.3 mi
- Phillipston Historical Society: 11.0 mi
- Old Academy Building: 13.0 mi
- Gardner Museum: 13.0 mi
- Old Town Hall: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 34
- Butterfly Garden: 10.8 mi
- Phillipston Community Garden: 12.6 mi
- St. Paul's Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 33
- South Royalston Chicken: 15.2 mi
- Guitar: 15.5 mi
- Human Chess Board: 17.8 mi
- Tremont Columns: 18.0 mi
- Schoolboy of 1850: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Overlook: 4.9 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 7.0 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 11.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 11.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 18
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 12.3 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 12.7 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
- Crocker Pond Beach: 15.6 mi
- Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Bear's Den Falls: 14.4 mi
- Emerson Falls: 16.5 mi
- Doane's Falls: 17.0 mi
- Doane's Falls: 17.1 mi
- Spirit Falls: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Trap Falls: 24.5 mi
Springs: 1
- The Ashburnham Spring: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 4 mi away.
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