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Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Area

Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 437 m. Judges Hill stands 702 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 8.9 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1998

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.43228, -73.11341

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ml Ransford Athletic Field: 0.3 mi
  • Sports Field: 2.0 mi
  • amphitheatre: 2.0 mi
  • Chamberlain Park: 3.4 mi
  • American Legion Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
Artworks: 30
Attractions: 17
  • 1950 Pontiac: 9.4 mi
  • stone pillar: 9.6 mi
  • concrete bases: 9.7 mi
  • balanced rock: 10.0 mi
  • concrete bases: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Gardens: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 9.6 mi
  • Adams Point Beach: 15.3 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 17.4 mi
  • County Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Campers Beach: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 14.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Hinsdale Flats Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Judges HillNE 35°702 m7.3 mi
Weston MountainN 359°685 m5.7 mi
Haskell HillESE 112°680 m4.1 mi
French HillE 96°675 m3.9 mi
Walling MountainSSW 195°675 m8.7 mi
North MountainNNW 342°665 m7.0 mi
Garnet HillESE 123°663 m4.6 mi
Becket MountainS 190°663 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5120:34
September equinox06:4018:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664696760483828
Precip in2.72.53.13.43.84.64.23.84.54.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29747829

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