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World Species List - Natural Features Registry Institute

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World Species List - Natural Features Registry Institute is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Pocumtuck Mountain stands 561 m to the north-northwest, 5.7 miles off. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.6 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.57904, -72.72181

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Flag Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Massamet Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Goodnow Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Moonshine Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Dragon Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Field: 1.5 mi
  • Ball Park: 2.0 mi
  • Field Field: 5.1 mi
  • Belding Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Hillside Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 52
Museums: 37
Gardens: 21
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 17
  • Bridge of Flowers: 2.0 mi
  • hole in wall: 3.1 mi
  • rock overhang: 3.2 mi
  • Wolves Den: 3.3 mi
  • rock scramble: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Tannery Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 15.8 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 15.3 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 15.6 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of World Species List - Natural Features Registry Institute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pocumtuck MountainNNW 332°561 m5.7 mi
Peter HillSW 236°557 m6.0 mi
Bug HillSW 235°535 m6.7 mi
Seventy Six HillSW 219°530 m6.9 mi
Brier HillSSW 212°530 m7.1 mi
Hog MountainW 281°486 m5.8 mi
Massamet MountainN 8°485 m1.9 mi
Mary Lyon HillW 263°482 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766716962513930
Precip in3.53.13.93.84.04.84.14.74.24.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenfield #3, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29907563

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