Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Maitland Memorial Forest
Maitland Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Jillson Hill stands 677 m to the north-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis, a ghost town 1.4 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 4.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998-08-17
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.69534, -72.84213
- 4.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 6.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 5 mi
- Lookout · 6 mi
- Overlook · 7 mi
- view to west · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Harriet Carpenter Read Forest: 1.5 mi
- Dell Road Conservation Area: 1.8 mi
- Fort Shirley: 2.0 mi
- Howland Memorial Forest: 2.5 mi
- West Branch Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Todd Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Adams Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Underwood Hill: 2.5 mi
- Burnt Hill: 2.6 mi
- Porter Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Mohawk Park: 5.2 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Trail Head Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 8.6 mi
- Ball Park: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Hail to the Sunrise: 5.3 mi
- Quarried Stones: 5.7 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 8.0 mi
- Plow: 8.8 mi
- Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 8.8 mi
Museums: 25
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 2.8 mi
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 3.1 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 7.6 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 8.4 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Hoosac Range: 10.1 mi
- Witts Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Raven Rocks: 15.4 mi
- Mine Ledge: 19.1 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Twin Cascade: 8.3 mi
- Tannery Falls: 9.6 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 15.9 mi
- Peck's Falls: 16.0 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 12
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 5.4 mi
- Antique Truck: 6.0 mi
- rock scramble: 7.6 mi
- Wolves Den: 7.7 mi
- hole in wall: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 12
- Molly Stark: 12.1 mi
- Greenfield Money Tree: 13.4 mi
- Mr. Bling: 13.8 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 14.0 mi
- McKinley Statue: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 5
- The Ledges: 9.8 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 11.7 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 12.7 mi
- Campers Beach: 12.7 mi
- David Musante Beach: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 3
- Green River Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- Just Roots Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Buxton Garden: 19.5 mi
- Wendell Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 6.4 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Maitland Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jillson Hill | NNW 330° | 677 m | 3.8 mi |
| Streeter Hill | NNW 339° | 674 m | 4.3 mi |
| Burrington Hill | NNW 347° | 637 m | 5.3 mi |
| Adams Mountain | W 260° | 636 m | 2.2 mi |
| Jolly Mountain | NE 46° | 615 m | 8.3 mi |
| Porter Hill | NNW 326° | 594 m | 2.9 mi |
| Clark Mountain | WSW 242° | 583 m | 7.1 mi |
| Underwood Hill | N 6° | 580 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:26 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:35 | 16:21 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29850259
Day trips start here
- Florida · 9 mi
- Charlemont · 11 mi
- Erving · 11 mi
- Montague · 11 mi
- Shelburne · 11 mi
- Wilmington · 12 mi
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