Picnic site · Massachusetts
Day Use Area
Day Use Area is a picnic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Crum Hill stands 863 m to the northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Todd Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Customers only
How to reach it
Coordinates42.64191, -72.94590
- On the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 8.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 9.4 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout · 1 mi
- Overlook · 1 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 4 mi
- Sunset Rock · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Todd Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Thumper Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Clark Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Hawks Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Negus Mountain: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Hail to the Sunrise Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Mohawk Park: 1.7 mi
- Trail Head Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Windsor Lake Park: 8.2 mi
- Albert Reid Field: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Tunnel Road Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Rowe Town Forest: 2.4 mi
- Schuster Cr: 2.5 mi
- Reed Brook Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Maxwell Brook Wildlife Management Area: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Quarried Stones: 0.8 mi
- Hail to the Sunrise: 1.7 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel East Test Portal: 3.5 mi
- Plow: 3.7 mi
- Hoosac Tunnel - Whitcomb Hill Alignment Tower: 4.5 mi
Museums: 26
- Kemp-McCarthy Memorial Museum: 4.0 mi
- Browning Bench Agricultural Museum: 4.6 mi
- Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 8.2 mi
- Buckland Historical Museum: 8.6 mi
- Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Hoosac Range: 6.3 mi
- Witts Ledge: 9.4 mi
- Raven Rocks: 9.7 mi
- Clover Mountain: 23.4 mi
- Roaring Falls: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 13
- McKinley Statue: 8.9 mi
- Susan B. Anthony: 9.0 mi
- Mr. Bling: 9.4 mi
- C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 9.6 mi
- The Wind Chimes: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Tannery Falls: 3.2 mi
- Twin Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Lower Peck's Falls: 9.9 mi
- Peck's Falls: 10.0 mi
- Money Brook Falls: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 11
- Antique Truck: 0.5 mi
- Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 3.8 mi
- Bridge of Flowers: 10.8 mi
- rock scramble: 11.2 mi
- hole in wall: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Campers Beach: 8.0 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- The Ledges: 13.8 mi
- Green Mountain Beach: 17.6 mi
- David Musante Beach: 23.3 mi
Covered bridges: 4
- Green River Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Creamery Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Buxton Garden: 15.3 mi
- Just Roots Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Mt Mills West Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Day Use Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crum Hill | NW 322° | 863 m | 6.1 mi |
| Blackpoll Mountain | NW 319° | 838 m | 7.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NW 325° | 821 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bakke Mountain | NW 326° | 780 m | 7.9 mi |
| Spruce Hill | WNW 287° | 775 m | 6.6 mi |
| Borden Mountain | SW 236° | 761 m | 5.0 mi |
| Allen Hill | NNW 333° | 738 m | 9.8 mi |
| Judges Hill | SSW 207° | 702 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 36 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/509877868
Day trips start here
- Florida · 4 mi
- Adams · 9 mi
- North Adams · 9 mi
- Cheshire · 12 mi
- Cummington · 12 mi
- Charlemont · 14 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Day Use Area.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.