Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rowe Town Forest
Rowe Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 383 m. Crum Hill stands 863 m to the west-northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Coon Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.67484, -72.93247
- 2.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 9.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout · 2 mi
- Overlook · 3 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 4 mi
- Sunset Rock · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Coon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Negus Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Legate Hill: 1.6 mi
- Blueberry Peak: 1.6 mi
- Todd Mountain: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Tunnel Road Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Schuster Cr: 2.5 mi
- Reed Brook Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Meek Cr: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Trail Head Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Mohawk Park: 2.6 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Windsor Lake Park: 8.3 mi
- Kemp Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Quarried Stones: 2.1 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 2.6 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 3.3 mi
- Plow: 4.0 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Whitcomb Hill Alignment Tower: 4.5 mi
Museums: 25
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 1.9 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 2.5 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 9.6 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Hoosac Range: 5.8 mi
- Witts Ledge: 9.5 mi
- Raven Rocks: 10.6 mi
- Mine Ledge: 23.7 mi
- Introductory Buttress: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 13
- Mr. Bling: 9.4 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 9.6 mi
- McKinley Statue: 10.2 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 10.3 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 11
- Antique Truck: 2.2 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 4.7 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 10.9 mi
- rock scramble: 11.0 mi
- Wolves Den: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Twin Cascade: 3.6 mi
- Tannery Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 11.1 mi
- Peck's Falls: 11.2 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 5
- Campers Beach: 8.1 mi
- The Ledges: 11.4 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 12.2 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 15.2 mi
- David Musante Beach: 25.0 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Green River Covered Bridge: 15.2 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Day Use Area: 2.4 mi
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Buxton Garden: 15.2 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Rowe Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crum Hill | WNW 299° | 863 m | 5.1 mi |
| Blackpoll Mountain | WNW 300° | 838 m | 6.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WNW 299° | 821 m | 4.3 mi |
| Dutch Hill | NNW 340° | 796 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bakke Mountain | NW 310° | 780 m | 6.6 mi |
| Spruce Hill | W 267° | 775 m | 6.9 mi |
| Borden Mountain | SW 223° | 761 m | 7.0 mi |
| Allen Hill | NW 321° | 738 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rowe 3NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29749337
Day trips start here
- Florida · 4 mi
- North Adams · 9 mi
- Adams · 10 mi
- Charlemont · 14 mi
- Cheshire · 14 mi
- Erving · 14 mi
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