Mary Brown's Dingle
Mary Brown's Dingle is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Battlecock Hill stands 442 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 17.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 3 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 20 mi
- view to west · 21 mi
- Waterfall · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Hill: 0.3 mi
- Baker Hill: 1.2 mi
- Mount Holyoke: 3.3 mi
- Mount Nonotuck: 3.4 mi
- Dry Knoll: 3.5 mi
- Barrett St. Marsh: 0.3 mi
- Lathrop Community Conservation: 1.1 mi
- Dgcr: 1.1 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway Park: 1.1 mi
- Agnes Fox Field: 0.3 mi
- Childs Park: 0.4 mi
- Smith College Athletic Fields: 0.8 mi
- Pulaski Park: 0.8 mi
- Northampton State Hospital Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 1.1 mi
- Erie Ruins: 3.4 mi
- Eyrie House: 3.4 mi
- Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Mary Lyon's Grave: 6.0 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- Historic Northampton: 0.8 mi
- Hadley Farm Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 3.7 mi
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: 5.6 mi
- Capen Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 0.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.6 mi
- Systematics Garden: 0.6 mi
- Phoenix Garden: 1.1 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 7.4 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 8.6 mi
- World War II Tank: 12.7 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 15.3 mi
- Timber Frame: 15.6 mi
- C3: 0.5 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 4.5 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 5.6 mi
- Robert Frost: 7.0 mi
- John Calipari: 7.0 mi
- Titans Piazza: 3.3 mi
- Roaring Falls: 12.8 mi
- Indian Leap: 14.0 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 15.9 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 19.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 2.4 mi
- David Musante Beach: 3.9 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 8.8 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.8 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 15.5 mi
- Glendale Falls: 16.6 mi
- Waterfall: 21.1 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 21.9 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 24.9 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.2 mi
- Rd: 9.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.2 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Mary Brown's Dingle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlecock Hill | WNW 300° | 442 m | 7.8 mi |
| Kidds Lookout | WNW 286° | 438 m | 7.7 mi |
| Spruce Hill | W 260° | 438 m | 8.2 mi |
| Walcott Hill | NW 308° | 396 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bascom Hill | WNW 290° | 375 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tob Hill | W 263° | 373 m | 7.3 mi |
| Old Wolf Hill | WNW 296° | 371 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | S 183° | 363 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29906941
Day trips start here
- Northampton · 1 mi
- Hadley · 3 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 3 mi
- South Hadley · 6 mi
- Amherst · 7 mi
- Holyoke · 9 mi
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