Race Brook
Race Brook is a stream in Berkshire, Massachusetts. Race Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet Joyceville, as well as near Hammertown.Places of Interest
Highlights include Churchill Cemetery and Mount Race.
Mount Race
Peak
Photo: Downward Dingo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Everett
Peak
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Mount Everett is the highest summit of the southern Taconic Mountains, rising about 2,000 feet above its eastern footings in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Its upper dome is noted for expansive vistas and an unusual dwarf forest of pitch pine and oak. Mount Everett is situated 2 miles northwest of Race Brook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Washington and Sheffield.
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.
Sheffield
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Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,327 at the 2020 census.
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 3½ miles northeast of Race Brook.
Race Brook
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.08204° or 42° 4′ 55″ northLongitude
-73.40984° or 73° 24′ 35″ westElevation
712 feet (217 metres)Open location code
87J83HJR+R3GeoNames ID
4948323
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