Natural Bridge State Park
Natural Bridge State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the southwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Freeman Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1985
What to expect
- Operated by
- DCR - Division of State Parks and Recreation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 1.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hairpin Turn · 1 mi
- Western Summit · 1 mi
- Hot Point · 2 mi
- Sunset Rock · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Freeman Park: 0.9 mi
- Kemp Park: 0.9 mi
- Colgrove Park: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Bracewell Park: 1.2 mi
- Hoosac Range: 1.7 mi
- Florida State Forest: 1.8 mi
- Clarksburg State Park: 1.9 mi
- The Cascades: 2.5 mi
- Catherine Street Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Blackpoll Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Spruce Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sheep Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bakke Mountain: 3.6 mi
- North Adams Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Spruce Hill Alignment Tower: 2.5 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Notch Mountain Alignment Tower: 2.7 mi
- Busby Farm Cellar Hole: 3.0 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Whitcomb Hill Alignment Tower: 4.2 mi
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy: 5.6 mi
- Williams College Museum of Art: 5.7 mi
- Williamstown House of Local History: 6.1 mi
- Lunder Center at Stone Hill: 6.3 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 6.4 mi
- Twin Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 6.3 mi
- Peck's Falls: 6.3 mi
- March Cataract Falls: 6.7 mi
- Mr. Bling: 1.3 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 1.4 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 3.7 mi
- McKinley Statue: 5.9 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 6.2 mi
- Antique Truck: 9.0 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 12.4 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 14.7 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 17.4 mi
- Sentinels: 17.6 mi
- Campers Beach: 1.5 mi
- The Ledges: 14.1 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 18.3 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 19.3 mi
- Waterfront: 22.4 mi
- Witts Ledge: 1.6 mi
- Hoosac Range: 2.6 mi
- Raven Rocks: 4.9 mi
- Clover Mountain: 20.1 mi
- Whetstone Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 16.4 mi
- Green River Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
- Buxton Garden: 6.9 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Day Use Area: 8.6 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Natural Bridge State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Greylock | SW 218° | 1,063 m | 6.2 mi |
| Saddle Ball Mountain | SW 219° | 985 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Fitch | SW 225° | 945 m | 5.0 mi |
| Houghton Mountain | N 2° | 939 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Williams | SW 232° | 901 m | 4.4 mi |
| Scrub Hill | N 353° | 883 m | 6.8 mi |
| Crum Hill | E 86° | 863 m | 3.6 mi |
| Spruce Hill | N 356° | 858 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:27 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Adams Harriman AP, 4 mi away.
- hobblebush19 obs
- Christmas fern13 obs
- box elder12 obs
- Snakewort12 obs
- purple-flowered raspberry12 obs
- shining firmoss12 obs
- staghorn sumac11 obs
- Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort11 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/515023337
Day trips start here
- North Adams · 1 mi
- Florida · 5 mi
- Adams · 6 mi
- Williamstown · 6 mi
- New Ashford · 10 mi
- Cheshire · 11 mi
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