Hawkins Bird Sanctuary
Hawkins Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Joseph Skinner Museum, a museum 0.5 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of South Hadley Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 15.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 22.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 3 mi
- Waterfall · 24 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 25 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Hill: 0.5 mi
- Cold Hill: 0.7 mi
- Finns Hill: 1.2 mi
- Dry Brook Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mary Lyon's Grave: 0.7 mi
- Eyrie House: 3.3 mi
- Erie Ruins: 3.3 mi
- South Hadley Canal: 3.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Abbey Chapel Green: 0.8 mi
- Skinner Green: 0.8 mi
- Creighton Lawn: 0.8 mi
- Abbey Green: 0.9 mi
- Dickinson Backyard: 1.1 mi
- Stony Brook Site: 0.8 mi
- Warner Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Batchelor Brook Area: 1.1 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Batchelor Brook Area: 1.3 mi
- Joseph Skinner Museum: 0.5 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 3.7 mi
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: 4.4 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 4.4 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 4.5 mi
- World War II Tank: 8.0 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 8.5 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 10.9 mi
- Springfield Museums: 10.9 mi
- Student Garden: 0.7 mi
- Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Hampshire Food Forest: 4.8 mi
- Pick-your-own Fields: 5.1 mi
- Phoenix Garden: 5.1 mi
- Lady Liberty: 4.4 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 4.5 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 5.5 mi
- C3: 5.7 mi
- Robert Frost: 7.9 mi
- Titans Piazza: 2.8 mi
- Indian Leap: 7.9 mi
- Roaring Falls: 15.9 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 18.8 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 19.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 3.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.2 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
- David Musante Beach: 9.8 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.9 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 18.6 mi
- Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Glendale Falls: 21.6 mi
- Cascade: 22.4 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 22.8 mi
- Rd: 6.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 6.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 6.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Hawkins Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lincoln | NE 45° | 375 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | WSW 253° | 363 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | W 270° | 352 m | 9.6 mi |
| East Hill | ENE 59° | 338 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | NE 40° | 337 m | 4.0 mi |
| Deadtop | W 263° | 333 m | 4.3 mi |
| Juckett Hill | ENE 65° | 327 m | 10.3 mi |
| West Hill | NE 52° | 324 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29908633
Day trips start here
- South Hadley · 1 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 3 mi
- Holyoke · 5 mi
- Northampton · 5 mi
- Hadley · 6 mi
- Amherst · 8 mi
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