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Bennetts Knob

Bennetts Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Bennetts Knob rises to 444 m in Massachusetts. Mount Grace stands 491 m to the southwest, 0.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mt. Grace State Forest, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wikidata Q49012095, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
444 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.69442, -72.35155

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Mount Grace: 0.3 mi
  • Little Mount Grace: 1.0 mi
  • Flower Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Bolster Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mallard Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Moores Pond Town Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 4.2 mi
  • Loring Field: 5.0 mi
  • Ellen Lambert Murphy Memorial Community Center: 5.5 mi
  • Amidon Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
  • New Hampshire/Vermont/Massachusetts Tri-State Granite Marker: 5.9 mi
  • Eliza Ballou Monument: 6.1 mi
  • Hazel's Park: 7.4 mi
  • Royalston Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Fort House Marker: 9.2 mi
Museums: 37
Attractions: 28
  • Stone Bridge: 5.6 mi
  • Hermit's Castle: 6.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Table Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Jacob Hill: 7.5 mi
  • The Sanctuary: 8.2 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 8.5 mi
  • Rose Ledge Upper Tier: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 23
  • South Royalston Chicken: 11.2 mi
  • Clyde II: 15.2 mi
  • Greenfield Money Tree: 15.8 mi
  • Reaching: 16.4 mi
  • Aurora: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Richmond Town Beach at Cass Pond: 5.8 mi
  • Silver Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Fitzwilliam Town Beach on Laurel Lake: 10.5 mi
  • North Camping Area Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Lake Dennison Picnic & Swim Area: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 14
Waterfalls: 9
  • Pulpit Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Royalston Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 8.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 2
  • Falcon Spring: 17.1 mi
  • The Ashburnham Spring: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Bennetts Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GraceSW 224°491 m0.3 mi
Crag MountainSW 224°456 m4.9 mi
Brush MountainSW 231°455 m4.7 mi
Attleboro MountainNNE 20°427 m6.1 mi
Mayo HillENE 61°418 m3.0 mi
Scott MountainN 11°410 m5.5 mi
White HillENE 67°409 m4.2 mi
Willard MountainN 9°408 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:02
June solstice05:1219:4920:32
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:1715:3316:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475968747264514030
Precip in3.62.93.93.53.54.54.64.34.34.73.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Lake, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358270725

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