Joy Hill
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Joy Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Round Top Hill stands 538 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 3.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 22.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 27.6 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 13 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 17 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 24 mi
- view to west · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Hill: 0.4 mi
- Norwich Hill: 1.0 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 1.0 mi
- Deer Hill: 1.0 mi
- Fisher Hill: 1.4 mi
- C.M. Gardner State Park: 1.7 mi
- Stephen Smith: 2.1 mi
- C.M. Gardner State Park: 2.3 mi
- Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Stevens Property: 3.6 mi
- Pettis Field: 3.1 mi
- Town Park: 5.5 mi
- Town Park: 5.5 mi
- Town Park: 5.5 mi
- Town Park: 5.5 mi
- Machine Storage: 7.4 mi
- Machine Shop: 7.5 mi
- Carpenters Shop: 7.5 mi
- Stone Polishing Shop: 7.5 mi
- Box Shop: 7.5 mi
- Chester Railway Museum: 7.5 mi
- Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail): 7.7 mi
- Chester Historical Museum (Methodist Church): 7.7 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 10.6 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 8.4 mi
- The Globe: 9.5 mi
- Angel of Independence: 10.3 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 10.5 mi
- Epiphany: 10.6 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 9.8 mi
- Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 10.2 mi
- Arboretum: 10.2 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 10.2 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 12.2 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 12.3 mi
- 1950 Pontiac: 14.8 mi
- World War II Tank: 14.9 mi
- state boundary marker: 16.2 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
- Glendale Falls: 9.0 mi
- Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 17.8 mi
- cascade: 18.3 mi
- Titans Piazza: 12.1 mi
- Corps Wall: 18.0 mi
- Murdock Wall: 18.1 mi
- Grotto: 18.1 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 18.1 mi
- David Musante Beach: 8.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 11.8 mi
- County Beach: 12.6 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 12.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 12.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.3 mi
- Rd: 10.4 mi
- Big Spring: 23.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 15.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Joy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top Hill | W 265° | 538 m | 7.9 mi |
| Holcomb Hill | WNW 302° | 525 m | 7.5 mi |
| Fays Hill | WNW 286° | 488 m | 6.2 mi |
| Dug Hill | SW 233° | 486 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 19° | 468 m | 3.6 mi |
| Shaw Ledges | NNE 15° | 460 m | 6.7 mi |
| Green Hill | WSW 247° | 456 m | 6.3 mi |
| Dry Hill | NNE 18° | 454 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29850396
Day trips start here
- Blandford · 8 mi
- Chester · 8 mi
- Northampton · 11 mi
- Holyoke · 12 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 12 mi
- Hadley · 13 mi
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