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Shelburne Road Conservation Land

Shelburne Road Conservation Land from directly overhead

Shelburne Road Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Massamet Mountain stands 485 m to the west-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Shelburne Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.4 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Greenfield Conservation Commission
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.59083, -72.63958

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Shelburne Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Bellows Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Great Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Brimstone Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Shingle Hill: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Hillside Park: 1.6 mi
  • Greenfield Skate Park: 1.9 mi
  • Veterans Mall: 1.9 mi
  • Lunt Field: 2.2 mi
  • Shattuck Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Poet's Seat Tower: 2.7 mi
  • Massachusetts-Vermont Border Monument: 10.0 mi
  • Mill River Dam: 11.8 mi
  • Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 11.8 mi
  • Bee Hive Kiln: 12.4 mi
Museums: 39
Attractions: 23
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 1.9 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 3.5 mi
  • rock overhang: 4.8 mi
  • hole in wall: 4.8 mi
  • Wolves Den: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 21
Cliffs: 20
Artworks: 17
Beaches: 11
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 13.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Hobo Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Shelburne Road Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Massamet MountainWNW 286°485 m4.1 mi
Mary Lyon HillW 261°482 m7.5 mi
Moonshine HillW 261°458 m6.5 mi
Flag MountainWSW 254°427 m5.3 mi
Houghton HillNW 310°423 m6.2 mi
Mount HopeNNW 328°422 m6.0 mi
Patten HillNW 304°418 m4.7 mi
Massaemett MountainWNW 297°417 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:5020:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766716962513930
Precip in3.53.13.93.84.04.84.14.74.24.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29858122

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