Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Housatonic River Access
Housatonic River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the southwest, 6.3 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1986
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.17414, -73.35870
- 10.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 24.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Housatonic River Access: 0.2 mi
- Day Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC): 0.8 mi
- Robbs Tract: 1.1 mi
- Robbs Tract: 1.2 mi
- East Mountain Forest: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Newsboy Park: 0.9 mi
- Grove Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Field: 1.2 mi
- South Street Park: 1.3 mi
- Grover's Corner: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- East Mountain: 1.2 mi
- East Rock: 1.2 mi
- Vossburg Hill: 1.4 mi
- June Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Christian Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 44
- Searles Castle: 1.2 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 2.3 mi
- ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell: 7.4 mi
- Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795: 7.5 mi
- Old Barn Foundation: 7.5 mi
Museums: 40
- Sheffield Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Chesterwood Museum: 6.6 mi
- Piggery - Exhibits: 7.5 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 7.6 mi
- Bidwell House Museum: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 31
- Lower Falls: 6.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.7 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 8.0 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 8.7 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 25
- Newsboy Statue: 0.9 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 2.8 mi
- Naked Lady: 2.8 mi
- Divine Mercy: 8.2 mi
- The First Station - Jesus Is Condemned by Pilate: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 14
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 2.2 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 3.5 mi
- trail parking: 4.7 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 11.6 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Devil’s Pulpit: 5.0 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Space Invaders: 16.6 mi
- Corps Wall: 16.6 mi
- The Beech: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 8
- Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Flower Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Herb Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 7.6 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 7
- County Beach: 15.8 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 16.6 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 16.7 mi
- East Beach: 18.6 mi
- West Beach: 19.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 17.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 23.0 mi
- Big Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Questing: 6.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Housatonic River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | SW 217° | 793 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Race | SSW 211° | 723 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Undine | SW 224° | 669 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | ENE 57° | 642 m | 5.7 mi |
| South Pinnacle | SSW 213° | 626 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Plantain | SSW 213° | 626 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Darby | WSW 240° | 619 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Sterling | WSW 246° | 606 m | 5.9 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 | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29784911
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 2 mi
- Monterey · 7 mi
- Stockbridge · 8 mi
- Berkshires · 11 mi
- Lee · 11 mi
- Lenox · 13 mi
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