Ware River Access
Ware River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Ragged Hill stands 368 m to the east-southeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Lot, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 21.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 19 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 20 mi
- Waterfall · 24 mi
- Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Baker Lot: 1.1 mi
- Strawberry Fields: 1.3 mi
- Rock House Reservation: 2.1 mi
- Coy Hill Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
- Lucy Stone Home Site: 3.2 mi
- Memorial Field: 1.2 mi
- Grenville Park: 2.4 mi
- Veterans' Park: 3.0 mi
- Nenamesek Park: 3.0 mi
- Memorial Field: 3.2 mi
- Dougal Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Ragged Hill: 1.8 mi
- Goat Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mandell Hill: 3.1 mi
- Whortleberry Hill: 3.7 mi
- The Rock House: 2.3 mi
- Timber Frame: 6.7 mi
- Path Continues: 6.9 mi
- Path Continues: 7.0 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 7.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: Steel Beam: 3.9 mi
- KIA Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Warren Civil War Monument: 6.1 mi
- Winsor Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
- Survey Disk- TT 12 GA 1942: 8.2 mi
- Stone House Museum: 9.7 mi
- Belchertown Firefighter's Museum: 9.8 mi
- Pelham Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 14.9 mi
- Old Academy Building: 15.1 mi
- Robert Frost: 16.1 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 16.3 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 16.3 mi
- Motion: 17.0 mi
- Quinnipiac: 17.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 14.5 mi
- Small House Garden: 14.5 mi
- Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Fort River Elementary Gardens: 15.4 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 7.6 mi
- Overlook: 11.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 16.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.3 mi
- Titans Piazza: 19.6 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 5.5 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- Streeter Beach: 13.8 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 16.0 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 17.4 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 17.7 mi
- Cascade: 23.4 mi
- Doane's Falls: 24.2 mi
- Doane's Falls: 24.2 mi
- Rd: 23.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 23.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.7 mi
- Picnic: 20.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Ware River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | ESE 117° | 368 m | 1.8 mi |
| Colonels Mountain | SSW 191° | 362 m | 4.5 mi |
| Coys Hill | S 174° | 356 m | 3.7 mi |
| Tufts Hill | E 80° | 351 m | 6.8 mi |
| Poverty Hill | N 11° | 348 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bell Hill | E 101° | 336 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NNE 18° | 334 m | 9.1 mi |
| Charity Hill | N 7° | 333 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29913818
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 12 mi
- Ludlow · 16 mi
- Amherst · 17 mi
- Holland · 17 mi
- South County · 18 mi
- Southbridge · 18 mi
Take the scenic way to Ware River Access.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.