Whiting River Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC)
Whiting River Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC) is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Campbell Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- BNRC
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 22.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Campbell Falls State Park Reserve: 0.6 mi
- Campbells Falls State Park: 1.2 mi
- The Nature Conservancy Zweig (Easement): 1.7 mi
- Donnelly Cr: 3.0 mi
- Donnelly Cr: 3.3 mi
- Cleveland Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.7 mi
- College Hill: 2.2 mi
- East Bald Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Benton Hill: 2.3 mi
- Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch: 3.0 mi
- North Green: 3.4 mi
- Umpachene Falls Park: 3.7 mi
- Beckley Furnace Industrial Park: 3.8 mi
- Norfolk Historic District: 4.4 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 3.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Dough Boy: 4.9 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 10.3 mi
- Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795: 10.9 mi
- Campbell Falls: 0.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.1 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 8.1 mi
- Pothole Falls: 8.3 mi
- Beulah Falls: 8.4 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 4.5 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 5.0 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 5.0 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 3.8 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 8.0 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 9.6 mi
- trail parking: 10.3 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 10.8 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 11.6 mi
- Naked Lady: 13.5 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 13.5 mi
- Divine Mercy: 17.0 mi
- The Twelfth Station - Jesus Dies Upon the Cross: 17.1 mi
- Flower Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Herb Gardens: 11.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 11.2 mi
- Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 17.2 mi
- The Beech: 8.8 mi
- Space Invaders: 8.8 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 8.8 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 8.8 mi
- Acorn Face: 8.8 mi
- Holland Beach: 11.6 mi
- County Beach: 13.3 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 19.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.7 mi
- East Beach: 24.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 12.3 mi
- Big Spring: 13.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 14.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.0 mi
- Questing: 5.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Whiting River Reserve, Berkshire Natural Resource Council (BNRC). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | SW 216° | 584 m | 5.0 mi |
| Abbey Hill | NNE 32° | 544 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 144° | 539 m | 1.7 mi |
| Town Hill | NE 39° | 538 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cowles Hill | NE 45° | 537 m | 5.3 mi |
| Dry Hill | N 0° | 531 m | 6.7 mi |
| Stone Man Mountain | SSW 201° | 528 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | SSW 192° | 521 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/744097223
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 9 mi
- Monterey · 9 mi
- Great Barrington · 12 mi
- Otis · 12 mi
- Stockbridge · 17 mi
- Blandford · 18 mi
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