Overview
Chester is a town in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 85°F; winter lows dip to about 19°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Oct and Sep. (climate data from nearby Hartford)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- BDL Bradley International Airport, Hartford — 28 mi away (major hub). Directions
- ALB Albany International Airport, Albany — 53 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
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Food for you
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Get in
By plane
- Bradley International is in the town of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, half way in-between Hartford and Springfield. It has flights coming in from around the world. It's about an hour away
- Westover Metropolitan Airport offers very light jet service to parts of New England, New York State, and Canada. It is about 40 minutes away.
Do
Chester-Blanford State Forest Rte. 20, (413) 354-6347 (summer), (413) 269-6002 (winter) . Hiking, camping. An easy uphill-grade 1 mile hike will bring you to the 60-foot cascading waterfall known as Sanderson Brook Falls. A more challenging hike on the H. Newman Marsh Memorial Trail brings you to an observation tower with views of the Westfield River valley.
Nearby
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City / town · 1 listings · 6 mi away
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City / town · 3 listings · 7 mi away
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Park · 31 listings · 11 mi away
Hinsdale
City / town · 21 listings · 13 mi away
Cummington
City / town · 5 listings · 13 mi away
Monterey
City / town · 1 listings · 14 mi away
Lee
City / town · 3 listings · 14 mi away
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