Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Laurel Hill
Laurel Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the north-northeast, 2.4 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 4.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.51128, -72.48525
- 4.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 11.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 2.2 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 7 mi
- Overlook · 8 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 9 mi
- view to west · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Laurel Hill: 0.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 0.2 mi
- Sawmill River Cons. Area: 0.7 mi
- Howard Cons. Area: 1.1 mi
- Dan Glazier Forest: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Stacy Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Jackson Hill: 0.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.2 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ingraham Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 4.7 mi
- Sunderland Town Park: 5.0 mi
- Town Common: 5.2 mi
- Town Common: 5.2 mi
- Herlihy Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
- Poet's Seat Tower: 7.7 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 8.5 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Classic Car Junkyard: 8.7 mi
- Old Chapel: 8.7 mi
Museums: 43
- Leverett Family Museum: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Hall Museum: 6.4 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 7.7 mi
- Old Academy Building: 7.9 mi
- Rausch Mineral Gallery: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 30
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 6.5 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 7.7 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 7.9 mi
- Path Continues: 9.1 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 23
- Wendell Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- North Garden: 6.7 mi
- South Garden: 6.7 mi
- Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Pigpen Ledges: 1.3 mi
- Roaring Falls: 2.4 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 4.1 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 4.2 mi
- The Sanctuary: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 18
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 8.4 mi
- Metawampe: 8.6 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 8.7 mi
- Julius Erving: 8.7 mi
- Jack Leaman: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 12
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 6.7 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.7 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Bear's Den Falls: 8.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 10.9 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 15.5 mi
- Doane's Falls: 17.2 mi
- Doane's Falls: 17.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 23.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 23.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Laurel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Hill | NNE 21° | 423 m | 2.4 mi |
| Orcutt Hill | ENE 75° | 394 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 30° | 389 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Toby | WSW 239° | 386 m | 3.1 mi |
| Packard Mountain | ESE 117° | 386 m | 7.6 mi |
| Poor Farm Hill | E 93° | 384 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SSE 163° | 380 m | 2.7 mi |
| Locks Hill | E 82° | 372 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 21 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29913252
Day trips start here
- Deerfield · 7 mi
- Gill · 8 mi
- Greenfield · 8 mi
- Amherst · 9 mi
- Charlemont · 12 mi
- Erving · 12 mi
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