Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Whately Center Woods
Whately Center Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Moore Hill stands 517 m to the west-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.43155, -72.63865
- 8.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 18.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 20.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 9 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 13 mi
- view to west · 14 mi
- Waterfall · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Spruce Hill: 0.7 mi
- Stone Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Bull Hill: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.5 mi
- The Rocks: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Omasta Well Field: 1.4 mi
- Omasta Well Field: 1.5 mi
- Tri-Town Beach District: 2.6 mi
- Herlihy Park: 3.0 mi
- South Deerfield Common: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Great Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
- Whately Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- MacLeish Field Station: 2.5 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 3.0 mi
- Linseed Road Conservation Area: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam: 4.8 mi
- Mill River Dam: 4.8 mi
- Old Chapel: 6.4 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 7.0 mi
Museums: 55
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- University Museum of Contemporary Art: 6.5 mi
- Rausch Mineral Gallery: 6.5 mi
- Hadley Farm Museum: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 32
- Hatfield Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- North Garden: 6.0 mi
- South Garden: 6.0 mi
- Class of 1954 Garden: 6.5 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 31
- War Memorial Pool: 7.3 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 8.2 mi
- Greenfield Energy Park: 10.8 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 13.0 mi
- hole in wall: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 30
- Jack Leaman: 6.1 mi
- Julius Erving: 6.1 mi
- John Calipari: 6.1 mi
- Marcus Camby: 6.1 mi
- AISC Steel Sculpture: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Roaring Falls: 7.2 mi
- Titans Piazza: 9.9 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 10.1 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 13.2 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 9
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 6.2 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 6.3 mi
- David Musante Beach: 6.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Glendale Falls: 17.6 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 17.6 mi
- Hobo Falls: 19.1 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 19.4 mi
- Tannery Falls: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.4 mi
- Rd: 16.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.3 mi
- Day Use Area: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Green River Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Whately Center Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Hill | WNW 287° | 517 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ram Hill | WSW 250° | 461 m | 7.9 mi |
| Abbott Hill | WNW 296° | 454 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sikes Hill | WNW 300° | 451 m | 6.0 mi |
| High Ridge | WNW 286° | 447 m | 4.2 mi |
| Battlecock Hill | WSW 245° | 442 m | 7.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | WSW 258° | 438 m | 6.9 mi |
| Walnut Hill | W 268° | 432 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1014134768
Day trips start here
- Amherst · 7 mi
- Hadley · 7 mi
- Deerfield · 8 mi
- Northampton · 8 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 9 mi
- Charlemont · 11 mi
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