Housatonic Flats
Housatonic Flats is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the south-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Berkshire South, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 7.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC)
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.8 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Berkshire South: 0.5 mi
- Threemile Hill & CHP Loop: 0.8 mi
- Lake Mansfield Recreation Area and Conservation Forest: 1.1 mi
- Root Property: 1.3 mi
- Park Street Park: 1.4 mi
- John P Tracey Park: 0.8 mi
- Charles Castranova Park: 1.1 mi
- William Stanley Park: 1.3 mi
- Fountain Pond Park: 1.6 mi
- Grover's Corner: 1.7 mi
- Christian Hill: 1.1 mi
- Three Mile Hill: 1.6 mi
- East Rock: 1.8 mi
- Peeskawso Peak: 2.3 mi
- Flag Rock: 2.8 mi
- Searles Castle: 1.8 mi
- Butler Seat: 4.9 mi
- Rostrum: 4.9 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 5.1 mi
- St. John Paul II: 5.4 mi
- Chesterwood Museum: 3.7 mi
- Chesterwood: 4.8 mi
- Procter Museum & Archives: 5.0 mi
- Norman Rockwell Museum: 5.1 mi
- Studio: 5.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 10.2 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 11.5 mi
- falls: 11.8 mi
- Naked Lady: 1.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 2.0 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 2.5 mi
- Divine Mercy: 5.4 mi
- The First Station - Jesus Is Condemned by Pilate: 5.4 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 1.8 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 6.3 mi
- trail parking: 7.4 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 8.8 mi
- concrete bases: 11.3 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 2.2 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Corps Wall: 17.5 mi
- Murdock Wall: 17.5 mi
- Space Invaders: 17.5 mi
- Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 5.3 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 5.9 mi
- Flower Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Herb Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 14.0 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 15.0 mi
- County Beach: 15.4 mi
- East Beach: 20.1 mi
- West Beach: 20.9 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 8.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 24.9 mi
- Questing: 8.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Housatonic Flats. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | SSW 209° | 793 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Undine | SSW 213° | 669 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | E 86° | 642 m | 4.2 mi |
| Harvey Mountain | NNW 330° | 627 m | 7.8 mi |
| South Pinnacle | SSW 206° | 626 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Darby | SW 225° | 619 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Sterling | SW 229° | 606 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Point | NW 323° | 595 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/742598006
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 2 mi
- Stockbridge · 5 mi
- Monterey · 7 mi
- Lee · 8 mi
- Lenox · 10 mi
- Berkshires · 11 mi
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