The Gulf
The Gulf is a gap in Berkshire, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 1,214 feet. The Gulf is situated nearby to the hamlet The Boulders, as well as near Berkshire.Places of Interest
Highlights include Berkshire Mall and Main Street Cemetery.
Berkshire Mall
Shopping center
Berkshire Mall was a shopping mall located in Lanesborough, Massachusetts outside Pittsfield. The mall was built in 1988 and closed in 2019. It could be reached from both Route 8 and U.S. Route 7.
Main Street Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Main Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Main Street in Dalton, Massachusetts. Although the cemetery dates to 1781, much of it was laid out in the 19th century, during the rural cemetery movement.
Fairview Cemetery
Cemetery
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Fairview Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Curtis Avenue in Dalton, Massachusetts. Established in 1885, the cemetery became the resting ground for many of Dalton's heavily Irish Catholic working class, and is stylistically reflective of changing trends in burial practices away from the rural cemetery movement of the mid-19th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalton and Lanesborough.
Dalton
Town
Dalton is a town in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. Next to the city of Pittsfield, it is perhaps best known for Crane Currency, formerly Crane & Company, which produces the paper used in United States national currency. Dalton is situated 1½ miles southeast of The Gulf.
Lanesborough
Photo: Matthew T. Bradley, CC BY 2.0.
Lanesborough is a town of 3,000 people in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Mount Greylock, portions of which are in the town, is probably the main attraction. There are plenty of places to sleep and eat, but no nightlife to speak of.
Pittsfield
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Pittsfield is a small city in western Massachusetts. It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College.
The Gulf
- Type: Gap with an elevation of 1,214 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.48897° or 42° 29′ 20″ northLongitude
-73.18621° or 73° 11′ 10″ westElevation
1,214 feet (370 metres)Open location code
87J8FRQ7+HGGeoNames ID
4938529
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