Rice Sanctuary
Rice Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 591 m. Judges Hill stands 702 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is French Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 12.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 11 mi
- Overlook · 15 mi
- Adams Overlook · 16 mi
- Ragged Mountain · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- French Hill: 0.3 mi
- Haskell Hill: 0.9 mi
- Peru Hill: 1.2 mi
- Garnet Hill: 1.8 mi
- Barret Hill: 2.5 mi
- Katz Memorial Forest: 0.8 mi
- Peru Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Ashmere Lake State Park: 2.2 mi
- Ashmere Lake State Park: 2.2 mi
- Ashmere Lake State Park: 2.3 mi
- Sports Field: 2.4 mi
- amphitheatre: 2.4 mi
- Ml Ransford Athletic Field: 4.0 mi
- Worthington Town Park: 5.5 mi
- Notchview - Trustees of Reservations: 5.7 mi
- Col. David Mack: 5.6 mi
- West Street Cemetary: 6.8 mi
- Schist Quarry: 8.0 mi
- stone chimney: 10.3 mi
- Granite Saw and Polishing Works: 10.4 mi
- Worthington Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Crane Museum of Papermaking: 7.7 mi
- Kingman Tavern Museum: 7.9 mi
- Chester Railway Museum: 10.4 mi
- Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail): 10.4 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 12.3 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 14.2 mi
- McKinley Statue: 14.5 mi
- Copland Sculpture: 14.8 mi
- Divine Mercy: 16.5 mi
- Flower Garden: 13.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.8 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 16.9 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 17.3 mi
- Heritage Garden: 17.3 mi
- 1950 Pontiac: 6.2 mi
- Becket Center Historic District: 9.7 mi
- stone pillar: 12.8 mi
- concrete bases: 12.9 mi
- balanced rock: 13.3 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 16.1 mi
- Clover Mountain: 16.9 mi
- Hoosac Range: 19.2 mi
- Witts Ledge: 19.2 mi
- Glendale Falls: 6.3 mi
- falls: 9.8 mi
- Cascade on South Brook: 10.6 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
- Tannery Falls: 14.0 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 9.0 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 14.4 mi
- County Beach: 16.6 mi
- David Musante Beach: 17.7 mi
- Campers Beach: 18.4 mi
- Day Use Area: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Rice Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges Hill | N 4° | 702 m | 6.7 mi |
| Weston Mountain | NNW 329° | 685 m | 7.4 mi |
| Haskell Hill | S 169° | 680 m | 0.9 mi |
| French Hill | NE 38° | 675 m | 0.3 mi |
| Walling Mountain | SW 218° | 675 m | 9.8 mi |
| North Mountain | NW 322° | 665 m | 9.3 mi |
| Garnet Hill | S 176° | 663 m | 1.8 mi |
| Becket Mountain | SSW 213° | 663 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 7 mi away.
- balsam fir8 obs
- Eastern Newt7 obs
- eastern hemlock6 obs
- striped maple5 obs
- American beech5 obs
- rattlesnake fern5 obs
- red spruce4 obs
- interrupted clubmoss4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29748249
Day trips start here
- Cummington · 4 mi
- Hinsdale · 4 mi
- Becket · 7 mi
- Dalton · 7 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 8 mi
- Chester · 10 mi
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