Kennedy Park
Kennedy Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 472 m. Honwee Mountain stands 698 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is balanced rock, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 12.1 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 21.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 8 mi
- Adams Overlook · 19 mi
- Vista · 19 mi
- Robinson's Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Under Mountain Rest: 0.7 mi
- Parsons Marsh Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Roche Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC): 0.9 mi
- Lenox Water Supply Land: 1.5 mi
- Parsons Marsh Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Triangle Park: 1.2 mi
- Lilac Park: 1.3 mi
- Ore Bed Park: 1.4 mi
- Roche Reading Park: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Mem Park: 1.5 mi
- The Cobble: 1.6 mi
- Lenox Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Baldhead: 1.9 mi
- Yokun Seat: 2.0 mi
- Mahanna Cobble: 2.2 mi
- Burbank Dedication: 2.3 mi
- stone chimney: 3.2 mi
- St. Francis: 6.2 mi
- St. Faustina: 6.3 mi
- St. John Paul II: 6.3 mi
- Blacksmith Museum: 1.3 mi
- Arrowhead: 3.2 mi
- The Mount: 3.2 mi
- Hancock Shaker Village: 4.5 mi
- Berkshire Museum: 5.1 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 0.5 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 2.4 mi
- The Eigth Station - Jesus Speaks to the Women: 6.2 mi
- Divine Mercy: 6.2 mi
- The Seventh Station - Jesus Falls the Second Time: 6.2 mi
- falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 14.3 mi
- Glendale Falls: 16.4 mi
- Silver Fox Falls: 16.7 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 16.7 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 1.6 mi
- Clover Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 9.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 23.3 mi
- balanced rock: 0.4 mi
- concrete bases: 0.4 mi
- stone pillar: 0.4 mi
- concrete bases: 0.5 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 3.1 mi
- Flower Garden: 3.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 3.2 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 5.9 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 6.4 mi
- Heritage Garden: 12.2 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 6.9 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 12.1 mi
- County Beach: 18.0 mi
- Campers Beach: 23.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 20.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.7 mi
- Questing: 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Kennedy Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honwee Mountain | N 354° | 698 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 348° | 680 m | 8.3 mi |
| Walling Mountain | SE 125° | 675 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tower Mountain | NNW 344° | 670 m | 8.7 mi |
| Berry Mountain | N 350° | 668 m | 8.8 mi |
| Berry Hill | N 350° | 666 m | 9.3 mi |
| Becket Mountain | SE 126° | 663 m | 8.8 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNW 341° | 660 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Newt61 obs
- American Beaver41 obs
- mountain laurel33 obs
- purple-flowered raspberry32 obs
- Ghost Pipe31 obs
- Green Frog28 obs
- purple loosestrife24 obs
- white snakeroot24 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29785318
Day trips start here
- Lenox · 1 mi
- Lee · 5 mi
- Pittsfield · 5 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 6 mi
- Stockbridge · 6 mi
- New Lebanon · 8 mi
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