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Parsons Marsh Reserve

Parsons Marsh Reserve from directly overhead

Parsons Marsh Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 326 m. Honwee Mountain stands 698 m to the north, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Under Mountain Rest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.1 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Berkshire Natural Resources Council
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.36848, -73.29578

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Triangle Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lilac Park: 0.9 mi
  • Roche Reading Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ore Bed Park: 1.0 mi
  • Veterans Mem Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Baldhead: 1.1 mi
  • Lanier Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Lenox Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Osceola Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • The Cobble: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Burbank Dedication: 1.6 mi
  • stone chimney: 3.6 mi
  • St. Francis: 5.5 mi
  • St. Faustina: 5.5 mi
  • St. John Paul II: 5.6 mi
Museums: 38
Waterfalls: 24
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 12
  • concrete bases: 0.6 mi
  • balanced rock: 0.6 mi
  • stone pillar: 0.7 mi
  • concrete bases: 0.7 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 9
Beaches: 4
  • Adams Point Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 12.3 mi
  • County Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Campers Beach: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Parsons Marsh Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honwee MountainN 357°698 m9.8 mi
Pine MountainN 352°680 m8.8 mi
Walling MountainESE 120°675 m8.1 mi
Tower MountainNNW 349°670 m9.2 mi
Berry MountainN 354°668 m9.3 mi
Berry HillN 353°666 m9.8 mi
Becket MountainESE 121°663 m8.9 mi
Smith MountainNNW 346°660 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5220:34
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445665696860483728
Precip in3.53.13.73.74.14.84.54.24.54.73.64.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lenox Dale, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/742727043

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