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Hoosic River Access

Hoosic River Access from directly overhead

Hoosic River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the south, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Wind Chimes, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
1997
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.70233, -73.16720

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Spruces: 0.6 mi
  • West End Playground: 1.2 mi
  • Lower Linear Park: 1.4 mi
  • Brayton Field: 1.5 mi
  • Linear Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites: 36
Museums: 26
Waterfalls: 15
  • Money Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Haley Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 15
Artworks: 13
  • The Wind Chimes: 0.3 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 2.4 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 2.4 mi
  • C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 2.6 mi
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 2.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 7
  • Campers Beach: 4.0 mi
  • The Ledges: 17.4 mi
  • Waterfront: 18.5 mi
  • Green Mountain Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Hoosic River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockS 179°1,063 m4.5 mi
Saddle Ball MountainS 191°985 m6.0 mi
Mount FitchS 174°945 m3.2 mi
Houghton MountainNNE 27°939 m9.1 mi
Mount WilliamsS 169°901 m2.4 mi
Scrub HillNNE 23°883 m7.7 mi
Crum HillE 85°863 m7.5 mi
Spruce HillNNE 23°858 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1519:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455665696861493930
Precip in2.52.03.13.13.74.44.14.54.24.33.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29785223

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