Howland Memorial Forest
Howland Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 513 m. Jillson Hill stands 677 m to the northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 3.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 4.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 4 mi
- view to west · 6 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 6 mi
- Lookout · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Hill: 0.2 mi
- Stone Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Pocumtuck Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.8 mi
- Dell Road Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- Fort Shirley: 1.9 mi
- West Branch Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Town Property: 2.4 mi
- Maitland Memorial Forest: 2.5 mi
- Mohawk Park: 5.7 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 6.2 mi
- Trail Head Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Ball Park: 7.8 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 5.8 mi
- Quarried Stones: 6.5 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 7.9 mi
- Bee Hive Kiln: 8.3 mi
- Cellarhole: 8.4 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 4.9 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 5.1 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 5.9 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 13.0 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 10.9 mi
- Molly Stark: 14.1 mi
- Mr. Bling: 15.7 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 15.9 mi
- McKinley Statue: 16.2 mi
- Hoosac Range: 12.1 mi
- Witts Ledge: 15.8 mi
- Raven Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 18.2 mi
- Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 18.2 mi
- Twin Cascade: 10.0 mi
- Tannery Falls: 10.5 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 17.2 mi
- Peck's Falls: 17.3 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 18.3 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 4.9 mi
- rock scramble: 5.1 mi
- Wolves Den: 5.3 mi
- hole in wall: 5.4 mi
- rock overhang: 5.4 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Buxton Garden: 21.5 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- North Garden: 22.7 mi
- South Garden: 22.7 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 9.8 mi
- The Ledges: 11.8 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 14.3 mi
- Campers Beach: 14.5 mi
- David Musante Beach: 22.5 mi
- Day Use Area: 7.3 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Howland Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jillson Hill | NW 324° | 677 m | 6.2 mi |
| Streeter Hill | NNW 330° | 674 m | 6.6 mi |
| Adams Mountain | WNW 288° | 636 m | 4.1 mi |
| Porter Hill | NW 321° | 594 m | 5.3 mi |
| Underwood Hill | NNW 340° | 580 m | 4.4 mi |
| Todd Mountain | WNW 295° | 579 m | 3.8 mi |
| Legate Hill | W 267° | 562 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hawks Mountain | WSW 242° | 562 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29749840
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