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The Town of Huntington
Mass is referred to locally as the gateway to the Berkshires. Bounded by
Northampton to the east and Westfield to the south, Huntington is a desirable
bedroom community. The town's rural character and its natural resources
are a source of pride to all of its almost 2000 residents. Huntington has
a varied, in some cases spectacular, topography.
The town contains a series of narrow
valleys through which several streams and rivers flow. In contrast, there
are hills which reach over 1400 feet in altitude. The Knightville and Littleville
dams provide scenic impoundments amounting to some 2400 acres of federally
owned open space while approximately 70 acres is contained in Gardner State
Park. Huntington offers swimming, fishing, hiking and picnicking within
its borders. In the early spring, the oldest continuously run whitewater
race in the United States is held.
The 40th Annual Westfield River Whitewater
Canoe Race was held in 1993, which also marked the first time the Whitewater
Open Canoe Downriver National competition was held in Massachusetts. The
Westfield River Canoe Club has applied to host the nationals again. Residents
feel that the controlled release of water from the Knightville Dam and
the many accessible viewing areas, which made Huntington a good location
for the race, also demonstrated to visitors from across the nation, the
unique and precious resources which characterize the town.
Huntington Massachusetts is located
in Western Massachusetts, bordered by Blandford on the southwest, Chester
and Worthington on the west, Chesterfield on the north, Westhampton and
Southampton on the east, and Montgomery and Russell on the south. Huntington
is 25 miles northwest of Springfield; 35 miles east of Pittsfield; 110
miles west of Boston; 75 miles from Albany, New York; and 145 miles from
New York City. |