Richmond Pond

Richmond Pond is a pond in Berkshire, Massachusetts. Richmond Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Camp Russell, as well as near the neighborhood Barkerville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pittsfield Municipal Airport and Shaker Mountain.

Aerodrome

Photo: MassDOT, Public domain.

Pittsfield Municipal Airport is two miles west of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility. Pittsfield Municipal Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Richmond Pond.

Peak

Shaker Mountain, 1,835 feet, is a prominent peak in the Taconic Mountains of western Massachusetts. The mountain is located in Pittsfield State Forest and is named after the nearby Hancock Shaker Village, a former Shaker religious colony and now a historic site. Shaker Mountain is situated 2 miles north of Richmond Pond.

Nearby places include Hancock Shaker Village and Richmond.

Locality

Hancock Shaker Village is a former Shaker commune in Hancock and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960.

Hamlet

Richmond is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,407 at the 2020 census. Richmond is situated 3½ miles southwest of Richmond Pond.