Bear Swamp
Bear Swamp is a forested parkland in Ashfield, Massachusetts. The Trustees of Reservations owns and maintains the property. Although Bear Swamp was once a sheep pasture and later a source of cordwood and lumber, it now seems much like an untouched wilderness.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Johns Episcopal Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashfield and Hawley.
Ashfield
Village
Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashfield is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hawley
Town
Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hawley is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 353 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Bear Swamp
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Parkland in Ashfield, Massachusetts
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Franklin, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.5467° or 42° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
-72.8303° or 72° 49′ 49″ westInception
1968Open location code
87J9G5W9+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 29849345OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q4876574
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Bear Swamp” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bear Swamp (kalapukan sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts, Franklin County, lat 42,54, long -72,83)”
- Cebuano: “Bear Swamp”
- German: “Bear Swamp”
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