Also on the windswept common are the old general store, which now serves as a home, the 1834 Town Hall and the 1844 one-room schoolhouse, both traditional white clapboard New England style buildings, and a large colonial house and barn. A mile to the north and higher on the hill are the Heath Fairgrounds. In mid-August each year, one of the last old time country fairs occurs here. Farmer owners with teams of oxen or draft horses strive mightily to pull the greatest weight. In the Exhibit Hall local cooks, gardeners and artisans compete for prizes. Vistas open from many spots in Heath; west to Greylock, north to the Green Mountains of Vermont, northeast to Monadnock, south to the Mount Holyoke Range.

In what was once a farm community, few family farms remain. The beauty of Heath's setting has attracted summer residents looking for country living in an attractive location. Among them have been several new "Heathens" who were prominent clergy, most famous being Reinhold Niebuhr, who first coined his serenity prayer in the Heath Union Church. Many who summer here are so taken with its charm that they retire to Heath; others are local craftsmen and those who want to make their homes in Heath despite the rigorous commute.

Heath Massachusetts is located in Northwestern Massachusetts, bordered by Halifax, Vermont, on the north; Colrain on the east; Charlemont on the south and southwest; and Rowe on the west. Heath is 25 miles west of Greenfield, 47 miles northeast of Pittsfield, and 120 miles northwest of Boston.

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