Poverty Plains

Poverty Plains is a heath in Hampden, Massachusetts. Poverty Plains is situated nearby to the suburb Ridgecrest, as well as near Highlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joseph Dewey House and Amelia Park Ice Rink and Memorial Garden.

Joseph Dewey House

Historic building

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The Joseph Dewey House is a historic house museum at 87 South Maple Street in Westfield, Massachusetts. Built about 1735, it is one of the city's few surviving pre-Revolutionary buildings. Joseph Dewey House is situated 1½ miles north of Poverty Plains.

Amelia Park Ice Rink and Memorial Garden

Ice rink

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The Amelia Park facilities are located in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States. The Amelia Park Ice Rink is the only ice rink in Westfield. The main building is a 47,000-square-foot and are located across from the main entrance of the arena. Amelia Park Ice Rink and Memorial Garden is situated 1½ miles north of Poverty Plains.

Mechanic Street Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Mechanic Street Cemetery is a historic early cemetery on Mechanic Street in Westfield, Massachusetts. The 4-acre cemetery is the city's oldest, with the oldest documented grave dating to 1683. Mechanic Street Cemetery is situated 2½ miles north of Poverty Plains.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westfield and Southwick.

Westfield

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Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts. It includes the village of Wyben.

Southwick

Town

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Southwick is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,232 at the 2020 census, down from 9,502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Southwick is situated 2½ miles south of Poverty Plains.

Feeding Hills

Village

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Feeding Hills is a section of the city of Agawam, Massachusetts, United States, with its own ZIP Code and post office. Line Street in Agawam is generally accepted by residents as being the unofficial border. Feeding Hills is situated 4½ miles east of Poverty Plains.

Poverty Plains

Type: Heath
Address: MA
Category: plain
Location: Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.08926° or 42° 5′ 21″ north

Longitude

-72.75954° or 72° 45′ 34″ west

Elevation

259 feet (79 metres)

Open location code

87J936QR+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368985569

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=heath

GeoNames ID

4947901

Wikidata ID

Q49604802

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In Other Languages

“Poverty Plains” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Poverty Plains”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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