Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Hancock Wildlife Management Area
Hancock Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 544 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2006-12-21
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.60396, -73.30017
- 5.0 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 6.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 20.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
- The Hopper · 7 mi
- Vista · 7 mi
- Adams Overlook · 7 mi
- Robinson's Point · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Peaks
- Misery Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Misery Mountain: 1.3 mi
- East Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Beoadic Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Appletree Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Blair Hiking Area: 4.2 mi
- Cherry Plain State Park: 5.6 mi
- Bill Laston Memorial Field: 6.2 mi
- Margaret Lindley Park: 6.7 mi
- Little League Field: 6.8 mi
Historic sites
- Massachusetts Veterans War Memorial Tower: 7.2 mi
- Dragon: 7.8 mi
- Daniel Petithory Memorial: 7.9 mi
- Tenney Home: 7.9 mi
- Baby Dragon: 8.0 mi
Museums: 54
- Lunder Center at Stone Hill: 8.1 mi
- Williamstown House of Local History: 8.8 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 8.9 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 9.0 mi
- Farm Museum: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 50
- Thomas Schütte Crystal: 8.2 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 8.4 mi
- Jenny Holzer Benches: 8.4 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 9.2 mi
- McKinley Statue: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 34
- Mountain Coaster: 3.4 mi
- Sentinels: 10.9 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 11.1 mi
- concrete bases: 15.5 mi
- balanced rock: 15.7 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Deer Hill Falls: 5.8 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 6.5 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 6.6 mi
- Haley Falls: 6.9 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 26
- Buxton Garden: 9.1 mi
- Flower Garden: 18.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 18.9 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 19.1 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Clover Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Raven Rocks: 8.7 mi
- Witts Ledge: 11.2 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Hoosac Range: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 5
- Campers Beach: 12.0 mi
- Waterfront: 13.7 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 14.5 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 20.4 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 20.8 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 21.3 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 12.9 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 20.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 21.4 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Davis: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Hancock Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greylock | ENE 71° | 1,063 m | 7.2 mi |
| Saddle Ball Mountain | E 81° | 985 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Fitch | ENE 63° | 945 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Williams | ENE 58° | 901 m | 8.5 mi |
| Berlin Mountain | N 7° | 853 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Prospect | NE 56° | 816 m | 7.2 mi |
| Misery Mountain | NW 318° | 793 m | 1.3 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | SE 139° | 792 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29785272
Day trips start here
- New Ashford · 3 mi
- Hancock · 4 mi
- Lanesborough · 7 mi
- Cheshire · 8 mi
- Adams · 9 mi
- Williamstown · 9 mi
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