Mt. Pollux Conservation Area
Mt. Pollux Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Mt. Pollux Conservation Area is situated nearby to the suburb South Amherst, as well as near the quarter Pomeroy Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yiddish Book Center and Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.
Yiddish Book Center
Museum
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The Yiddish Book Center Yiddish: ייִדישער ביכער־צענטער, romanized: Yidisher Bikher-Tsenter, located on the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, is a cultural institution dedicated to the preservation of books in the Yiddish language, as well as the culture and history those books represent.
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Museum
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is a museum devoted to the art of the picture book and especially the children's book. It is a member of Museums10 and is adjacent to the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Mount Norwottock
Peak
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Mount Norwottuck or Mount Norwottock, 1,106 feet above sea level, is the highest peak of the Holyoke Range of traprock mountains located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts and part of the greater Metacomet Ridge which stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherst and South Amherst.
Amherst
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Amherst is a town in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. Amherst is home to about 35,000 residents as well as the campuses of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, and Hampshire College.
South Amherst
Suburb
East Village Historic District
Neighborhood
Mt. Pollux Conservation Area
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.3287° or 42° 19′ 43″ northLongitude
-72.5026° or 72° 30′ 9″ westOpen location code
87J98FHW+FXOpenStreetMap ID
way 29857946OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Pollux and Simmons Farm Conservation Area.
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