Plantain Pond
Plantain Pond is a reservoir in Berkshire, Massachusetts. Plantain Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Joyceville, as well as near Hammertown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Race and Mount Frissell.
Mount Race
Peak
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Mount Race, 2,365 feet, is a mountain in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It shares many characteristics with the slightly higher Mount Everett about a mile to the north.
Mount Frissell
Peak
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Mount Frissell, 2,454 feet, which straddles the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is part of the Taconic Range. Frissell's south slopes include the highest point in Connecticut, a popular destination for highpointers. Mount Frissell is situated 2½ miles southwest of Plantain Pond.
Mount Everett
Peak
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Mount Everett is the highest peak in the southern Taconic Mountains, rising about 2,000 feet above its eastern footings in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Its summit area is noted for expansive vistas and an unusual dwarf forest of pitch pine and oak. Mount Everett is situated 2 miles north of Plantain Pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Washington and Copake Falls.
Mount Washington
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Mount Washington is a tiny town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. It is at the southwest corner of the state, the only Massachusetts town to border both New York and Connecticut.
Copake Falls
Village
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Copake Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet, once known as Copake Iron Works, is in the eastern part of the town of Copake, 1.5 miles west of the Massachusetts state line. Copake Falls is situated 5 miles northwest of Plantain Pond.
Sheffield Plain Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Sheffield Plain Historic District encompasses the original 18th-century village center of Sheffield, Massachusetts, United States. The linear district extends southward about 0.5 miles from the junction of United States Route 7 and Cook Road, where the original town common is located. Sheffield Plain Historic District is situated 5 miles northeast of Plantain Pond.
Plantain Pond
- Type: Reservoir
- Also known as: “Plantin Pond”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.0707° or 42° 4′ 15″ northLongitude
-73.44411° or 73° 26′ 39″ westElevation
1,716 feet (523 metres)Open location code
87J83HC4+79GeoNames ID
4947499
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