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Cummington Wildlife Management Area

Cummington Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Cummington Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 368 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilbert A. Bliss State Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway runs past it.

What the record says

Built
2000-06-22

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45539, -72.87858

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pettingill Field: 0.6 mi
  • Goshen Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Wildlife Blind: 4.4 mi
  • Worthington Town Park: 4.7 mi
  • Belding Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
Peaks
  • The Mount: 1.4 mi
  • Burnell Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Rood: 2.1 mi
  • Clark Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 51
Artworks: 47
Gardens: 32
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 15.3 mi
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Capen Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 15.4 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 19
Waterfalls: 13
  • Glendale Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Cascade on South Brook: 15.2 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 6.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 15.0 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 17.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 21.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.3 mi
  • Rd: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Cummington Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haskell HillWSW 249°680 m8.7 mi
French HillWSW 256°675 m8.3 mi
West MountainNW 322°638 m6.7 mi
Bryant MountainWNW 286°631 m4.7 mi
Parker HillN 353°617 m8.2 mi
Bashan HillWSW 258°614 m5.3 mi
Knowles HillWSW 248°613 m4.7 mi
Deer HillNW 310°602 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29748808

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