Thermopylae

Thermopylae is a gap in Hampden, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 89 feet. Thermopylae is situated nearby to the hamlet Hockanum, as well as near Mount Tom.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hockanum Cemetery and Mount Nonotuck.

Hockanum Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Ericshawwhite, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Nonotuck, 827 feet, is the northernmost peak of the Mount Tom Range of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts and part of the larger Metacomet Ridge which stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.

Mount Holyoke

Peak

Photo: Thomas Cole, Public domain.

Mount Holyoke, a traprock mountain, elevation 935 feet, is the westernmost peak of the Holyoke Range and part of the 100-mile Metacomet Ridge. The mountain is located in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, and is the namesake of nearby Mount Holyoke College.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mount Tom and Woodbridge Street Historic District.

Mount Tom

Hamlet

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Mount Tom is a village in the city of Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in a narrow strip of land between Mount Tom to the south, the Connecticut River to the east, and The Oxbow, an old channel of the Connecticut River, to the north.

Woodbridge Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Woodbridge Street Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States. It extends from the junction of Woodbridge Street and Silver Street north roughly to Woodbridge Terrace. Woodbridge Street Historic District is situated 2 miles southeast of Thermopylae.

South Hadley

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South Hadley is a city in the Pioneer Valley area of Massachusetts. It is home to Mount Holyoke College.

Thermopylae

Type: Gap with an elevation of 89 feet
Category: landform
Location: Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.28342° or 42° 17′ 0″ north

Longitude

-72.60231° or 72° 36′ 8″ west

Elevation

89 feet (27 metres)

Open location code

87J979MX+93

GeoNames ID

4952898

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