Plumbrook Recreation Area

Plumbrook Recreation Area is a recreation area in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Plumbrook Recreation Area is situated nearby to the nature reserve South Plum Brook Conservation Area, as well as near Muddy Brook Conservation Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and South Amherst Common Historic District.

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 located within the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Plumbrook Recreation Area.

South Amherst Common Historic District

Park

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The South Amherst Common Historic District encompasses the village common and surrounding buildings of South Amherst, Massachusetts. This area developed as a rural residential village hub in the 18th and 19th centuries. South Amherst Common Historic District is situated 1 mile northeast of Plumbrook Recreation Area.

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. Mount Norwottock is situated 2 miles south of Plumbrook Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Amherst and Amherst.

South Amherst

Suburb

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South Amherst is a census-designated place in the town of Amherst in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,994 at the 2010 census.

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.

East Village Historic District

Neighborhood

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The East Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the East Village of Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It includes properties on Main Street, North East Street, and South East Street. East Village Historic District is situated 3 miles north of Plumbrook Recreation Area.

Plumbrook Recreation Area

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.33166° or 42° 19′ 54″ north

Longitude

-72.51577° or 72° 30′ 57″ west

Open location code

87J98FJM+MM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29908694

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include South Plum Brook Conservation Area and Muddy Brook Conservation Area.

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