Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Sikes Hill stands 451 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Omasta Well Field, a park 1.0 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- MassWildLife
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 19.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 8 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 14 mi
- view to west · 15 mi
- Waterfall · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Omasta Well Field: 1.0 mi
- Omasta Well Field: 1.1 mi
- North Hadley Field: 2.4 mi
- Herlihy Park: 2.9 mi
- Tri-Town Beach District: 3.2 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 1.5 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 1.8 mi
- Whately Center Woods: 1.9 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 2.1 mi
- River Drive Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- The Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Kings Hill: 2.4 mi
- Spruce Hill: 2.6 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Stone Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Old Chapel: 4.4 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 5.1 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 5.4 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 5.4 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 3.3 mi
- University Museum of Contemporary Art: 4.6 mi
- Rausch Mineral Gallery: 4.6 mi
- Amherst History Museum: 5.2 mi
- Hadley Farm Museum: 5.3 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- North Garden: 4.2 mi
- South Garden: 4.2 mi
- Class of 1954 Garden: 4.5 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 4.7 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 5.3 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 8.9 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 11.7 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 14.6 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 14.7 mi
- Jack Leaman: 4.2 mi
- Julius Erving: 4.2 mi
- John Calipari: 4.2 mi
- Marcus Camby: 4.2 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 4.2 mi
- Roaring Falls: 6.6 mi
- Titans Piazza: 8.7 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 9.7 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 12.8 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 12.9 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 4.4 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 6.8 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 7.9 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 16.6 mi
- Glendale Falls: 18.9 mi
- Hobo Falls: 19.2 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 20.1 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 23.8 mi
- Rd: 15.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 15.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 15.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.1 mi
- Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikes Hill | WNW 300° | 451 m | 7.9 mi |
| High Ridge | WNW 291° | 447 m | 6.1 mi |
| Walnut Hill | W 278° | 432 m | 6.2 mi |
| Dry Hill | WNW 295° | 415 m | 6.4 mi |
| Dry Hill | WNW 291° | 396 m | 5.5 mi |
| Walcott Hill | W 261° | 396 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Toby | NE 35° | 386 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cricket Hill | NW 308° | 380 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1487838810
Day trips start here
- Amherst · 5 mi
- Hadley · 5 mi
- Northampton · 7 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 8 mi
- Deerfield · 9 mi
- South Hadley · 11 mi
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