Darwin Scott Memorial Natural Heritage Area
Darwin Scott Memorial Natural Heritage Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Crag Mountain stands 456 m to the east-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cushman Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 3.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 4.7 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 7 mi
- Overlook · 8 mi
- view to west · 9 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cushman Park: 0.1 mi
- North Greenfield Park: 2.3 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 3.8 mi
- Unity Park: 4.3 mi
- Shattuck Park: 5.0 mi
- West Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Snow Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mason Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.9 mi
- GTD Conservation Land: 1.3 mi
- Griswold Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Charity Farm: 1.9 mi
- Koch Cr: 2.4 mi
- Koch Cr: 2.5 mi
- Poet's Seat Tower: 5.4 mi
- New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 6.3 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 7.7 mi
- Hinsdale Raceway: 9.9 mi
- Hazel's Park: 13.5 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 0.2 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 4.1 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 9.0 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 10.6 mi
- The Warwick Historical Society and Museum: 11.0 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 6.2 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 7.7 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 8.8 mi
- rock overhang: 9.0 mi
- Wolves Den: 9.1 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 6.8 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 19.1 mi
- Metawampe: 19.3 mi
- Julius Erving: 19.3 mi
- Jack Leaman: 19.3 mi
- Table Rock: 5.8 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 6.6 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 6.6 mi
- Main Wall: 6.6 mi
- Overhang Buttress: 6.7 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- North Garden: 17.4 mi
- South Garden: 17.4 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 15.7 mi
- Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 15.8 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 17.1 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 17.5 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 17.6 mi
- Hobo Falls: 5.9 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 8.6 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 14.1 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 14.5 mi
- Royalston Falls: 15.9 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Darwin Scott Memorial Natural Heritage Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crag Mountain | ESE 104° | 456 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brush Mountain | E 100° | 455 m | 6.7 mi |
| Belden Hill | NW 319° | 437 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hope | W 267° | 422 m | 7.5 mi |
| East Mountain | NNW 343° | 416 m | 7.1 mi |
| Frizzell Hill | NW 304° | 399 m | 3.5 mi |
| Upper Bald Hills | E 90° | 382 m | 7.2 mi |
| Great Hemlock | ENE 76° | 381 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29855970
Day trips start here
- Gill · 6 mi
- Greenfield · 6 mi
- Charlemont · 9 mi
- Deerfield · 9 mi
- Erving · 9 mi
- Montague · 9 mi
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