Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Harriet Carpenter Read Forest
Harriet Carpenter Read Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 501 m. Crum Hill stands 863 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis, a ghost town 0.9 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.70980, -72.86479
- 5.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 7.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 5 mi
- Lookout · 6 mi
- Overlook · 6 mi
- view to west · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Todd Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Porter Hill: 1.5 mi
- Adams Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Underwood Hill: 2.0 mi
- Jillson Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Maitland Memorial Forest: 1.5 mi
- Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Dell Road Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
- Fort Shirley: 3.2 mi
- Meek Cr: 3.5 mi
Parks
- Trail Head Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Mohawk Park: 5.4 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 10.1 mi
- Baker Field: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Hail to the Sunrise: 5.4 mi
- Quarried Stones: 5.6 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 7.1 mi
- Plow: 8.0 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Whitcomb Hill Alignment Tower: 8.3 mi
Museums: 24
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 1.8 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 2.3 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 8.9 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 9.9 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Hoosac Range: 9.0 mi
- Witts Ledge: 12.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 19.5 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Twin Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Tannery Falls: 9.2 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 15.2 mi
- Peck's Falls: 15.3 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 12
- Antique Truck: 5.9 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 6.1 mi
- rock scramble: 9.1 mi
- Wolves Den: 9.2 mi
- hole in wall: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 12
- Molly Stark: 11.0 mi
- Mr. Bling: 12.7 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 12.8 mi
- McKinley Statue: 14.3 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 14.4 mi
Covered bridges: 5
- Green River Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 17.1 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 23.4 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Scott Covered Bridge: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- The Ledges: 8.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 11.7 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 11.9 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 6.2 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- Just Roots Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Buxton Garden: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Harriet Carpenter Read Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crum Hill | W 271° | 863 m | 7.9 mi |
| Blackpoll Mountain | W 275° | 838 m | 9.0 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 267° | 821 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bakke Mountain | WNW 282° | 780 m | 8.7 mi |
| Jillson Hill | NNW 341° | 677 m | 2.5 mi |
| Streeter Hill | N 353° | 674 m | 3.0 mi |
| Flat Rock Hill | WSW 251° | 668 m | 8.4 mi |
| North Hill | NW 325° | 656 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29747788
Day trips start here
- Florida · 8 mi
- Wilmington · 11 mi
- Charlemont · 12 mi
- Erving · 12 mi
- Montague · 12 mi
- Shelburne · 12 mi
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