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Humphry Preserve

Humphry Preserve from directly overhead

Humphry Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lake Wyola State Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 4.8 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Permitted

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51031, -72.44188

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Morse Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Ames Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Mount Mineral: 1.8 mi
  • Locks Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Beech Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Town Common: 3.5 mi
  • Town Common: 3.5 mi
  • Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 5.4 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 6.5 mi
  • Sunderland Town Park: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Hazel's Park: 8.7 mi
  • Classic Car Junkyard: 8.8 mi
  • Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 9.1 mi
  • William Smith Clark Memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Amethyst Brook Labryinth: 9.2 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 33
  • Hermit's Castle: 7.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 24
Cliffs: 22
  • Pigpen Ledges: 2.8 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 4.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 4.0 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 4.3 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear's Den Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 24.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Humphry Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry HillNNW 330°423 m2.7 mi
Orcutt HillENE 65°394 m3.4 mi
Bear MountainN 9°389 m5.4 mi
Mount TobyWSW 253°386 m5.1 mi
Packard MountainSE 127°386 m5.7 mi
Poor Farm HillE 94°384 m4.9 mi
Brushy MountainSSW 209°380 m2.9 mi
Locks HillENE 72°372 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1319:4920:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212334465867727062503828
Precip in3.43.03.73.73.84.64.54.74.74.93.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29912057

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