Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Sawmill River Access
Sawmill River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the east, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.53828, -72.53237
- 3.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 11.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 0.6 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 6 mi
- Overlook · 8 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 11 mi
- view to west · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Taylor Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bare Hill: 1.4 mi
- Harvey Hill: 1.6 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 1.7 mi
- Quarry Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Connecticut River Access: 1.5 mi
- Bitzer Fish Hatchery: 1.6 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 1.7 mi
- Bitzer Fish Hatchery: 1.7 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Millers Falls Riverfront Public Access: 3.5 mi
- Temple Woods: 4.1 mi
- Highland Park: 4.1 mi
- Rocky Mountain Park: 4.6 mi
- Unity Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Poet's Seat Tower: 4.8 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 10.3 mi
- Old Chapel: 10.3 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Classic Car Junkyard: 10.9 mi
Museums: 42
- Memorial Hall Museum: 3.6 mi
- Great Falls Discovery Center: 5.1 mi
- Leverett Family Museum: 6.2 mi
- Powers Institute Museum: 9.3 mi
- Rausch Mineral Gallery: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 28
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 3.7 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 4.9 mi
- Hermit's Castle: 7.6 mi
- Path Continues: 10.6 mi
- Path Continues: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 22
- Wendell Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- North Garden: 8.3 mi
- South Garden: 8.3 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Pigpen Ledges: 2.2 mi
- Roaring Falls: 3.4 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 4.3 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 4.3 mi
- French King Buttress: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 16
- Greenfield Money Tree: 5.8 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 10.0 mi
- Metawampe: 10.2 mi
- Julius Erving: 10.2 mi
- Jack Leaman: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 11
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 8.4 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.5 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 13.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.7 mi
- David Musante Beach: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Hobo Falls: 10.0 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 10.5 mi
- Pulpit Falls: 14.6 mi
- Doane's Falls: 18.4 mi
- Doane's Falls: 18.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 24.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Green River Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Day Use Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Sawmill River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Hill | E 83° | 423 m | 3.3 mi |
| Orcutt Hill | E 93° | 394 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ENE 58° | 389 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Toby | S 184° | 386 m | 3.5 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | SE 144° | 380 m | 5.5 mi |
| Locks Hill | E 101° | 372 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | ENE 66° | 372 m | 6.9 mi |
| Morse Hill | SE 124° | 366 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:35 | 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 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29857961
Day trips start here
- Deerfield · 4 mi
- Gill · 5 mi
- Greenfield · 5 mi
- Charlemont · 9 mi
- Erving · 9 mi
- Montague · 9 mi
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