Mill River Greenway
Mill River Greenway is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the west, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 24.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 4 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 20 mi
- view to west · 21 mi
- Waterfall · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baker Hill: 0.5 mi
- Round Hill: 1.2 mi
- Sawmill Hills: 2.8 mi
- Roberts Hill: 3.1 mi
- Mount Nonotuck: 3.4 mi
- Maines Field: 0.7 mi
- Oak Park: 0.7 mi
- Ray Ellerbook Field: 0.9 mi
- Northampton State Hospital Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Beech Tree Park: 0.9 mi
- Gutowski Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Aquifer Protection Area: 0.7 mi
- Mill River Greenway: 0.9 mi
- Aquifer Protection Area: 0.9 mi
- Aquifer Protection Area: 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: 5.2 mi
- Mary Lyon's Grave: 6.2 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Historic Northampton: 1.8 mi
- Hadley Farm Museum: 4.1 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 4.8 mi
- Joseph Skinner Museum: 6.0 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 1.1 mi
- Systematics Garden: 1.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.1 mi
- Capen Garden: 1.3 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 8.4 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 8.6 mi
- World War II Tank: 12.5 mi
- Springfield Museums: 15.3 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 15.4 mi
- C3: 1.6 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 3.7 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 6.6 mi
- Lady Liberty: 8.1 mi
- John Calipari: 8.2 mi
- Titans Piazza: 3.8 mi
- Roaring Falls: 13.8 mi
- Indian Leap: 14.2 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 16.9 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 20.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 3.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 3.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.4 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 9.9 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.0 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.4 mi
- Glendale Falls: 15.7 mi
- Waterfall: 20.0 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 23.0 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 23.9 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.6 mi
- Rd: 8.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Mill River Greenway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | W 268° | 468 m | 7.5 mi |
| Shaw Ledges | WNW 292° | 460 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dry Hill | W 277° | 454 m | 7.3 mi |
| Battlecock Hill | NW 308° | 442 m | 7.2 mi |
| Kidds Lookout | WNW 292° | 438 m | 6.9 mi |
| Spruce Hill | W 263° | 438 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bofat Hill | WNW 295° | 434 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cub Hill | WSW 256° | 424 m | 7.1 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29911254
Day trips start here
- Northampton · 2 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 3 mi
- Hadley · 4 mi
- South Hadley · 6 mi
- Amherst · 8 mi
- Holyoke · 8 mi
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