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Swan Road Properties Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC)

Swan Road Properties Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC) from directly overhead

Swan Road Properties Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 371 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the north-northeast, 9.9 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 7.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
BNRC
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.18473, -73.25058

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Livermore Peak: 1.6 mi
  • Halls Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Wilcox: 2.5 mi
  • Dry Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Warner Mountain: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Bidwell Park: 2.0 mi
  • Town Park: 4.8 mi
  • John P Tracey Park: 5.2 mi
  • Grove Street Park: 5.4 mi
  • Fountain Pond Park: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 41
Museums: 39
  • Horse Barn Exhibits: 2.3 mi
  • Piggery - Exhibits: 2.3 mi
  • Bidwell House Museum: 2.3 mi
  • Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 2.3 mi
  • Sheffield Historical Society: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 38
Artworks: 25
Attractions: 18
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 13
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 6.2 mi
  • Corps Wall: 12.2 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Grotto: 12.3 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 6
Springs: 5
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 18.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Swan Road Properties Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainNNE 29°675 m9.9 mi
Becket MountainNNE 33°663 m9.7 mi
Mount WilcoxNNW 341°642 m2.5 mi
Dorman MountainNE 48°595 m6.1 mi
Tom Ball MountainNW 307°588 m9.6 mi
Sky HillN 4°585 m4.2 mi
Kingsbury MountainENE 67°581 m6.0 mi
Baldy MountainNE 38°571 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5120:33
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1915:3916:25

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29687374

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