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Holland Glen Forest

Holland Glen Forest from directly overhead

Holland Glen Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the north, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Woodlot, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32046, -72.42497

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pond Hill: 1.3 mi
  • West Hill: 1.5 mi
  • East Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Juckett Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Long Mountain: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Lake Vale Cemetery: 1.4 mi
  • Austin Gaughan Memorial Field: 2.4 mi
  • Town Common: 3.1 mi
  • Parsons Field: 3.2 mi
  • Foley Field: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Winsor Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Amethyst Brook Labryinth: 4.9 mi
  • DonaldCurtis Workshop: 5.0 mi
  • Classic Car Junkyard: 5.2 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 6.0 mi
Attractions
  • Timber Frame: 5.2 mi
  • War Memorial Pool: 6.2 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 11.1 mi
  • F-94 Starfire Crash Site: 11.3 mi
  • Dead Man's Curve: 11.6 mi
Museums: 48
Gardens: 37
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 13
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 14.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Bear's Den Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 23.9 mi
  • Cascade: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 14.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Holland Glen Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnN 2°375 m3.0 mi
Pine HillNNE 13°371 m4.8 mi
East HillENE 58°338 m1.9 mi
Mount NorwottockWSW 257°337 m4.5 mi
Prescott HillNNE 34°336 m7.0 mi
Mount PleasantNE 36°335 m7.4 mi
Juckett HillE 85°327 m2.4 mi
West HillN 4°324 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1419:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534455766716962504030
Precip in3.53.13.73.73.64.24.24.84.54.83.54.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/733403921

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