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Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary

Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Mass Audubon
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.27334, -72.76853

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mud Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Red Oak Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Pomeroy Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Cub Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Fisher Hill: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Conant Park: 3.9 mi
  • Main Street Park: 5.0 mi
  • Daley Field: 5.0 mi
  • Catherine Root Park: 5.0 mi
  • John Bator Park: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 59
Gardens: 40
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 6.6 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 7.3 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Capen Garden: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Guild Art Supply: 5.2 mi
  • C3: 7.8 mi
  • Lady Liberty: 9.3 mi
  • The Globe: 9.8 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 20
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Waterfall: 14.3 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 18.9 mi
  • cascade: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
Beaches: 11
  • David Musante Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 9.6 mi
  • County Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 15.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.0 mi
  • Rd: 8.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.1 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahNW 325°468 m3.6 mi
Shaw LedgesNNW 346°460 m6.2 mi
Dry HillNNW 336°454 m4.5 mi
Spruce HillNW 325°438 m2.8 mi
Kidds LookoutN 351°438 m5.9 mi
Bofat HillNNW 347°434 m6.7 mi
Cub HillNW 314°424 m2.1 mi
Walnut HillNW 312°419 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • mountain laurel19 obs
  • Cucumber Root14 obs
  • hobblebush12 obs
  • Eastern Newt11 obs
  • painted trillium11 obs
  • Ghost Pipe10 obs
  • eastern hemlock9 obs
  • American chestnut9 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29908229

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