Danks Pond
Danks Pond is a lake in Hampshire, Massachusetts. Danks Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Mount Tom, as well as near the neighborhood Fort Hill Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Smith College and Mount Nonotuck.
Smith College
College
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Smith College is a private liberal arts women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith and opened in 1875. Smith College is situated 2 miles north of Danks Pond.
Mount Nonotuck
Peak
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Mount Nonotuck, 827 feet, is the northernmost peak of the Mount Tom Range of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts and part of the larger Metacomet Ridge which stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.
Smith College Museum of Art
Arts center
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The Smith College Museum of Art, abbreviated SCMA, is the art museum of Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts. First established in 1870, the museum is part of the American Alliance of Museums, Five College Consortium, and Museums10 consortiums. Smith College Museum of Art is situated 2 miles north of Danks Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Tom and Fort Hill Historic District.
Mount Tom
Hamlet
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Mount Tom is a village in the city of Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in a narrow strip of land between Mount Tom to the south, the Connecticut River to the east, and The Oxbow, an old channel of the Connecticut River, to the north.
Fort Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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Fort Hill Historic District is a historic district roughly on South Street between Lyman to Monroe in Northampton, Massachusetts. Fort Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 1989. Fort Hill Historic District is situated 2 miles north of Danks Pond.
Easthampton
Town
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Easthampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The city is in the Pioneer Valley, near the five colleges in the college towns of Northampton and Amherst. The population was 16,211 at the 2020 census. Easthampton is situated 2 miles southwest of Danks Pond.
Danks Pond
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.28759° or 42° 17′ 15″ northLongitude
-72.64176° or 72° 38′ 30″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
87J979Q5+27GeoNames ID
4934496
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