Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Mount Pisgah stands 379 m to the southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 19 miles off.
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Peak: 0.3 mi
- New View: 1.6 mi
- Chicopee Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bunyan Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Flynt Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Allard Property: 1.3 mi
- Chase Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Twelve Mile Brook Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Thayer Brook Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Mill Pond Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Chase Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Hryniewicz Park: 2.7 mi
- Lavoilette Field: 2.7 mi
- Flynt Park: 3.0 mi
- Pulaski Park: 3.0 mi
- Frank A Hyrniewicz Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Stone Fountain: 2.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 4.2 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 6.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: Steel Beam: 9.1 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 3.3 mi
- Childrens Museum: 4.7 mi
- Childrens Museum: 4.7 mi
- Titanic Museum: 7.6 mi
- Stone House Museum: 9.6 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.2 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 12.2 mi
- Yertle Garden: 12.2 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 6.1 mi
- Horton Court: 12.2 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 12.2 mi
- The Storyteller: 12.2 mi
- The Lorax: 12.2 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 6.6 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 11.2 mi
- Streeter Beach: 11.7 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.5 mi
- Cascade: 11.4 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 19.5 mi
- Codfish Falls: 22.9 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 23.0 mi
- Cascades: 23.0 mi
- Indian Leap: 6.9 mi
- Titans Piazza: 16.3 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 19.3 mi
- Overlook: 24.2 mi
- Flag Rock: 24.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 11.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.9 mi
- Picnic: 16.3 mi
- Rd: 15.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 15.9 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 15.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | SE 127° | 379 m | 7.4 mi |
| Steerage Rock | E 89° | 367 m | 6.6 mi |
| Colonels Mountain | NE 44° | 362 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Hitchcock | SE 129° | 356 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tupper Hill | SSE 151° | 352 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSE 148° | 347 m | 8.6 mi |
| Moss Hill | SE 146° | 341 m | 8.9 mi |
| Peck Hill | SSE 157° | 336 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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