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E. Howe Forbush Sanctuary

E. Howe Forbush Sanctuary from directly overhead

E. Howe Forbush Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 567 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the east-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hancock Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.61656, -73.30029

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Blair Hiking Area: 3.6 mi
  • Cherry Plain State Park: 5.5 mi
  • Margaret Lindley Park: 6.0 mi
  • Mount Hope Park: 6.2 mi
  • Bill Laston Memorial Field: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 51
Artworks: 49
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 7.4 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 7.7 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 7.7 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 9.1 mi
  • Susan B. Anthony: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Mountain Coaster: 4.3 mi
  • Sentinels: 10.2 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 10.4 mi
  • concrete bases: 16.4 mi
  • balanced rock: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Deer Hill Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Haley Falls: 6.0 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Silver Fox Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Buxton Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Flower Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 19.8 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 13.7 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of E. Howe Forbush Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockENE 78°1,063 m7.0 mi
Saddle Ball MountainE 90°985 m5.6 mi
Mount FitchENE 69°945 m7.6 mi
Mount WilliamsENE 64°901 m8.1 mi
Berlin MountainN 8°853 m5.3 mi
Mount ProspectENE 62°816 m6.7 mi
Misery MountainW 278°793 m0.9 mi
Beoadic MountainSSE 151°792 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29785264

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