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Widow White

Widow White from directly overhead

Widow White is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 509 m. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Widow Whites Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.54883, -73.25787

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Bill Laston Memorial Field: 1.9 mi
  • Little League Field: 2.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • Pontoosuc Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Pontoosuc Lake Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 34
Waterfalls: 25
Attractions: 13
  • Mountain Coaster: 1.8 mi
  • concrete bases: 11.9 mi
  • balanced rock: 12.0 mi
  • stone pillar: 12.3 mi
  • concrete bases: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Adams Point Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Campers Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Waterfront: 17.7 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 19.8 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 10.8 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Widow White. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockNE 37°1,063 m7.7 mi
Saddle Ball MountainNE 36°985 m5.9 mi
Misery MountainNNW 328°793 m5.7 mi
Beoadic MountainNNW 340°792 m2.4 mi
East MountainNNW 349°791 m3.5 mi
Stony LedgeNNE 26°783 m7.3 mi
Rounds RockNE 46°782 m4.1 mi
Jones NoseNE 38°778 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:35
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2015:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664696760483828
Precip in2.72.53.13.43.84.64.23.84.54.63.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsfield Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29687512

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