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Northampton sits on the west side of the Connecticut River in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. It is located at 42°20′N 72°39′W / 42.333°N 72.650°W / 42.333; -72 [ 44 ]
Connecticut River Oxbow from space, 2017 USGS topographic map of the Oxbow. The Oxbow, also known as the Ox-Bow, is an extension of the Connecticut River located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It was famously depicted in Thomas Cole's 1836 painting View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow. [1]
The Miss Florence Diner is a historic diner at 99 Main Street in the Florence section of Northampton, Massachusetts.It was manufactured in 1941 by the Worcester Lunch Car Company and is one of four diners in the city.
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Connecticut River from its mouth at Long Island Sound upstream to its source at the Connecticut Lakes. The list includes current road and rail crossings, as well as ferries carrying a state highway across the river. Some pedestrian bridges and abandoned bridges are also listed.
Massachusetts Route 141 (Union Street, Cottage Street, and Holyoke Street) leads southeast from the center of Easthampton 6 miles (10 km) past Mount Tom to Holyoke. Interstate 91 and U.S. Route 5 cross the northeastern tip of Easthampton near the Connecticut River, leading north to Northampton and south to Holyoke.
The commercial center of town is an area called "The Longmeadow Shops", [citation needed] including restaurants and clothing stores. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.0 km 2), of which 9.1 square miles (23.6 km 2) are land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km 2), or 5.34%, are water. [1]
In Massachusetts, the most active stretch of the Connecticut River is centered on the Oxbow, 14 miles (23 km) north of Springfield in the college town of Northampton. [ 76 ] Camping is available along much of the river, for non-motorized boats, via the Connecticut River Paddlers' Trail.
From its town center just east of the Connecticut River, Sunderland is 10 miles (16 km) south of the county seat of Greenfield, 28 miles (45 km) north of Springfield, and 90 miles (140 km) west of Boston. Most of the town's population lies in the western part of town, along the river, though there is a small village north of Mount Toby.