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Schiffman Woods Reserve

Schiffman Woods Reserve from directly overhead

Schiffman Woods Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Mount Undine stands 669 m to the south, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Alford Springs, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 9.6 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.25909, -73.42509

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Alford Springs: 0.5 mi
  • Hardy Parcel: 1.2 mi
  • Elizabeth Woods Wildlife Conservation Easement: 2.4 mi
  • Tom Ball Mountain Reserve: 2.6 mi
  • Pfeiffer Arboretum at Long Pond: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Botham Park: 1.7 mi
  • Old Maids Park: 2.3 mi
  • Circle Museum Sculpture Park: 2.6 mi
  • Housatonic Common: 3.0 mi
  • Berkshire Hills Sculpture Garden: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 46
Museums: 38
  • Gallery: 2.6 mi
  • Circle Museum: 2.6 mi
  • Chesterwood Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Austerlitz Historical Society: 4.1 mi
  • Chesterwood: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 26
Waterfalls: 21
  • Bash Bish Falls: 10.5 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 11.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 11.7 mi
  • falls: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 4.5 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 9.4 mi
  • Clover Mountain: 16.5 mi
  • Corps Wall: 22.5 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 13
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 18.0 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 18.1 mi
  • East Beach: 18.4 mi
  • West Beach: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 12.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Schiffman Woods Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UndineS 183°669 m9.9 mi
Mount WilcoxESE 109°642 m8.6 mi
Harvey MountainN 360°627 m3.7 mi
Mount DarbyS 191°619 m8.9 mi
Mount SterlingSSW 194°606 m8.5 mi
Pinnacle PointNNW 345°595 m3.7 mi
Tom Ball MountainENE 61°588 m1.4 mi
Mount EthelSSW 197°588 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5220:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:4016:25

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1271783508

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