Atkins Flats Conservation Area

Atkins Flats Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Atkins Flats Conservation Area is situated near the suburb South Amherst, as well as near the hamlet Amherst Woods.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mount Holyoke Range State Park and Long Mountain.

Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Nature reserve

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Mount Holyoke Range State Park is a state-owned, public recreation area encompassing the eastern half of the Holyoke Range in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts.

Long Mountain

Peak

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Long Mountain, 920 feet feet above sea level, is a traprock mountain of the Holyoke Range, part of the greater Metacomet Ridge which stretches from Long Island Sound to nearly the Vermont border.

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

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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.

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.

Atkins Flats Conservation Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.3276° or 42° 19′ 39″ north

Longitude

-72.4937° or 72° 29′ 37″ west

Open location code

87J98GH4+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 868910898

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Amherst Woods and Pomeroy Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Water Supply Land and Mt. Pollux Conservation Area.

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