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Seitz Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC)

Seitz Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC) from directly overhead

Seitz Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Yokun Seat stands 645 m to the north-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Berle Sky Farm Conservation Restriction, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 6.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
BNRC
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27047, -73.36852

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 43
  • Rostrum: 3.1 mi
  • Butler Seat: 3.1 mi
  • St. John Paul II: 3.2 mi
  • St. Faustina: 3.2 mi
  • St. Francis: 3.2 mi
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 24
  • falls: 10.0 mi
  • Bash Bish Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 12.8 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 4.7 mi
  • Edith Wharton's Home: 6.1 mi
  • concrete bases: 8.2 mi
  • stone pillar: 8.2 mi
  • balanced rock: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 2.3 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 7.2 mi
  • Clover Mountain: 15.4 mi
  • Corps Wall: 20.7 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 15.0 mi
  • County Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 21.0 mi
  • East Beach: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Seitz Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yokun SeatNNE 19°645 m9.6 mi
Mount WilcoxSE 124°642 m6.3 mi
Perry PeakN 357°631 m10.4 mi
Harvey MountainNW 315°627 m4.1 mi
Mount DarbySSW 206°619 m10.6 mi
Mount SterlingSSW 209°606 m10.3 mi
October MountainNE 49°598 m10.4 mi
Pinnacle PointNW 306°595 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1819:5220:34
September equinox06:4118:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:3916:25

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/744083876

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