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Williamsburg Wildlife Management Area

Williamsburg Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Williamsburg Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Brier Hill stands 530 m to the north-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Carey Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1989

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42116, -72.73439

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carey Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Nash Hill: 1.0 mi
  • O'Neil Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Merritts Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Angel Park: 2.0 mi
  • Goshen Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
  • Wildlife Blind: 3.9 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 5.5 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 5.6 mi
Museums: 53
Gardens: 31
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Capen Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 8.6 mi
  • Rock Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 31
  • C3: 8.5 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 10.5 mi
  • Julius Erving: 10.5 mi
  • John Calipari: 10.5 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 24
Cliffs: 18
  • Titans Piazza: 11.3 mi
  • Roaring Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 14.4 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 17.4 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Glendale Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 22.3 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 9
  • David Musante Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.2 mi
  • Rd: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Williamsburg Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brier HillNNW 328°530 m5.8 mi
Seventy Six HillNNW 327°530 m6.7 mi
Moore HillNW 320°517 m3.9 mi
Mollison HillWNW 299°488 m4.4 mi
Ram HillSW 233°461 m3.2 mi
Shaw LedgesSW 217°460 m5.3 mi
Abbott HillNNW 343°454 m3.8 mi
Dry HillSSW 210°454 m7.1 mi

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 °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29906315

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