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Whately Wildlife Management Area

Whately Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Whately Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Brier Hill stands 530 m to the northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hog Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Department of Fish And Game
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.43035, -72.68601

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hog Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Grass Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Dry Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Nash Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Omasta Well Field: 3.2 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 3.4 mi
  • Angel Park: 3.5 mi
  • Tri-Town Beach District: 4.3 mi
  • Herlihy Park: 5.1 mi
Museums: 52
Gardens: 31
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Capen Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 8.1 mi
  • Rock Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 29
  • C3: 7.8 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 8.3 mi
  • Julius Erving: 8.3 mi
  • John Calipari: 8.3 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 28
Cliffs: 18
  • Roaring Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 10.6 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 12.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 15.0 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 8
  • David Musante Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Glendale Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 20.6 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.4 mi
  • Rd: 16.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Whately Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brier HillNW 307°530 m7.0 mi
Moore HillWNW 296°517 m5.5 mi
Mollison HillWNW 284°488 m6.5 mi
Ram HillWSW 243°461 m5.7 mi
Abbott HillNW 310°454 m4.6 mi
Sikes HillNW 318°451 m4.1 mi
High RidgeNW 308°447 m2.1 mi
Battlecock HillSW 234°442 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212334465867727062503828
Precip in3.43.03.73.73.84.64.54.74.74.93.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29857046

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