Shelburne

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Shelburne is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,884 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. ()

Alternative names: Settled: 1756Population: 2.1 thous.Area: 23.4 mi²Coordinates: 42°35'24"N, 72°41'18"W

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Nearby attractions include: Pocumtuck Range, Historic Deerfield, Bridge of Flowers, General Pierce Bridge.

6.2 miSE
Winter sport, Ski area
Pocumtuck Range, Deerfield
159 min walk • The Pocumtuck Range, also referred to as the Pocumtuck Ridge, is the northernmost subrange of the Metacomet Ridge mountain range of southern New England.
5.2 miSE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Historic Deerfield, Deerfield
132 min walk • Historic Deerfield is a museum dedicated to the heritage and preservation of Deerfield, Massachusetts, and history of the Connecticut River Valley.
2.8 miW
Garden, Park, Bridge
Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls
72 min walk • The Bridge of Flowers is in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, connecting the towns of Shelburne and Buckland. The seasonal footbridge – once a trolley bridge – has a garden of flowers covering it. It is only open between April and October.
5.6 miE
Bridge
General Pierce Bridge, Greenfield
142 min walk • The General Pierce Bridge is a steel truss road bridge over the Connecticut River between Greenfield, Massachusetts and Montague, Massachusetts carrying Montague City Road.
5.2 miE
Lookout, View point, Tower
Poet's Seat Tower, Greenfield
133 min walk • Poet's Seat Tower is a 1912 sandstone observation tower, located in Greenfield, Massachusetts. It was so named to honor a long tradition of poets being drawn to the spot, in particular, the local poet Frederick Goddard Tuckerman.
2.6 miW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum, Shelburne Falls
68 min walk • The Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum is a small railroad museum in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, United States. The museum is dedicated to preserving and operating car number 10 of the former Shelburne Falls and Colrain Street Railway.
5.3 miSE
42°32'41"N • 72°36'14"W
Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield
136 min walk • Museum
5.5 miE
Universities and schools
Stoneleigh-Burnham School, Greenfield
140 min walk • Stoneleigh-Burnham School is an independent boarding and day school for girls in grades 7–12 and postgraduate. Founded in 1869, the school is a combination of five founding schools in New England, but resides today on a 100-acre campus in Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States, located in the Pioneer Valley.
4.5 miE
Art gallery
Arts Block, Greenfield
115 min walk • The Garden Theater Block is a historic commercial block and theater at 353-367 Main Street in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The Colonial Revival block was completed in 1929, and is home to the city's largest theatrical performance venue.
6 miSE
Winter sport, Ski area
Easton Ski Area, Deerfield
153 min walk • Easton Ski Area, part of the Eaglebrook School, is a small, private alpine ski area located on the western slope of the Pocumtuck Range in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Eaglebrook School's skiing history dates back to 1923.
4.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Dedic Site, Deerfield
122 min walk • The DEDIC or DEDIC/Sugarloaf Site is a paleo-Indian Clovis-era archaeological site in South Deerfield, Massachusetts. It encompasses an area of the Connecticut and Deerfield River valleys containing evidence of relatively large-scale human habitation dating back some 10,000 years.