Fort Shirley
Fort Shirley is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 486 m. Jillson Hill stands 677 m to the northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is West Branch Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 5.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 10.7 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 6 mi
- view to west · 7 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 7 mi
- Lookout · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Branch Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
- Howland Memorial Forest: 1.9 mi
- Maitland Memorial Forest: 2.0 mi
- Town Property: 2.8 mi
- Bennett Cr: 2.9 mi
- Stone Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Burnt Hill: 2.0 mi
- Underwood Hill: 2.8 mi
- Clark Hill: 2.9 mi
- Christian Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mohawk Park: 6.8 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Trail Head Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 7.7 mi
- Ball Park: 9.0 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 6.9 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 6.9 mi
- Quarried Stones: 7.4 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 10.0 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 10.1 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 4.7 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 5.1 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 7.3 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 7.5 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 12.9 mi
- Hoosac Range: 12.1 mi
- Witts Ledge: 15.9 mi
- Raven Rocks: 17.4 mi
- Mine Ledge: 17.4 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 18.6 mi
- Twin Cascade: 10.3 mi
- Tannery Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 17.8 mi
- Peck's Falls: 17.9 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 18.7 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 11.9 mi
- Molly Stark: 12.3 mi
- Mr. Bling: 15.8 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 15.9 mi
- McKinley Statue: 16.9 mi
- rock scramble: 6.3 mi
- Wolves Den: 6.4 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 6.5 mi
- rock overhang: 6.5 mi
- hole in wall: 6.6 mi
- The Ledges: 10.1 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 11.7 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 12.4 mi
- Campers Beach: 14.7 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 24.2 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 10.6 mi
- Buxton Garden: 21.5 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- North Garden: 24.0 mi
- South Garden: 24.0 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 8.2 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Fort Shirley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jillson Hill | NW 309° | 677 m | 5.0 mi |
| Streeter Hill | NW 318° | 674 m | 5.1 mi |
| Burrington Hill | NNW 328° | 637 m | 5.9 mi |
| Adams Mountain | W 262° | 636 m | 4.2 mi |
| Jolly Mountain | NE 36° | 615 m | 6.8 mi |
| Porter Hill | WNW 302° | 594 m | 4.2 mi |
| Underwood Hill | NW 323° | 580 m | 2.8 mi |
| Todd Mountain | W 266° | 579 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29749713
Day trips start here
- Charlemont · 10 mi
- Erving · 10 mi
- Montague · 10 mi
- Shelburne · 10 mi
- Florida · 11 mi
- Wilmington · 12 mi
Take the scenic way to Fort Shirley.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.