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Mill River Greenway

Mill River Greenway from directly overhead

Mill River Greenway is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Maines Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.32913, -72.67271

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Maines Field: 0.2 mi
  • Florence Fields Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Arcanum Field: 1.2 mi
  • Childs Park: 1.2 mi
  • Oak Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Baker Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Round Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Sawmill Hills: 2.0 mi
  • Roberts Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Mineral Hills: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums: 55
Gardens: 41
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 1.6 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 1.8 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Capen Garden: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 32
  • War Memorial Pool: 8.8 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 9.2 mi
  • World War II Tank: 13.3 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 15.4 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 2.1 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 4.4 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 7.2 mi
  • John Calipari: 8.3 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 17
Beaches: 11
  • David Musante Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Waterfall: 20.2 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 23.0 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.3 mi
  • Rd: 9.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.7 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Mill River Greenway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahW 263°468 m7.0 mi
Ram HillNW 308°461 m7.2 mi
Shaw LedgesWNW 288°460 m6.7 mi
Dry HillW 272°454 m6.7 mi
Battlecock HillNW 307°442 m6.4 mi
Kidds LookoutWNW 288°438 m6.1 mi
Spruce HillWSW 257°438 m6.7 mi
Walnut HillNW 319°438 m7.5 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 solstice07:1715:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29907962

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