Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Robbs Tract
Robbs Tract is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the southwest, 5.3 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.15827, -73.36228
- 11.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 25.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 27.8 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Robbs Tract: 0.2 mi
- Day Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC): 0.5 mi
- Thomas & Haynes Land: 0.8 mi
- Thomas Tract: 0.8 mi
- Housatonic River Access: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Vossburg Hill: 1.0 mi
- June Mountain: 1.0 mi
- East Mountain: 1.6 mi
- East Rock: 2.3 mi
- Warner Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Newsboy Park: 1.8 mi
- Grove Street Park: 2.2 mi
- South Street Park: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Field: 2.3 mi
- Grover's Corner: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Battlesite Monument: 1.4 mi
- Searles Castle: 2.3 mi
- ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell: 8.0 mi
- Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795: 8.0 mi
- Old Barn Foundation: 8.1 mi
Museums: 41
- Sheffield Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Chesterwood Museum: 7.7 mi
- Piggery - Exhibits: 8.1 mi
- Horse Barn Exhibits: 8.1 mi
- Bidwell House Museum: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Lower Falls: 5.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 5.7 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 7.3 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 7.7 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 25
- Newsboy Statue: 1.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 3.7 mi
- Naked Lady: 3.8 mi
- Divine Mercy: 9.3 mi
- The First Station - Jesus Is Condemned by Pilate: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 16
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 3.2 mi
- trail parking: 3.7 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 10.8 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Devil’s Pulpit: 6.2 mi
- Kennedy Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- The Beech: 16.3 mi
- Space Invaders: 16.3 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 8
- Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Flower Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Herb Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 8.2 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 7
- County Beach: 16.1 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 17.4 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 17.7 mi
- East Beach: 18.1 mi
- West Beach: 18.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 18.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.3 mi
- Big Spring: 23.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Questing: 6.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Robbs Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | SW 223° | 793 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Ashley | SW 221° | 725 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Race | SW 214° | 723 m | 6.4 mi |
| Alander Mountain | WSW 236° | 680 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Undine | SW 232° | 669 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Wilcox | NE 49° | 642 m | 6.5 mi |
| South Pinnacle | SW 219° | 626 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Plantain | SW 216° | 626 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29786239
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 3 mi
- Monterey · 8 mi
- Stockbridge · 9 mi
- Berkshires · 11 mi
- Lee · 12 mi
- Lenox · 14 mi
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