Massachusetts Gazetteer
Bircham Bend is a physical feature (bend) in Hampden County. The primary coordinates for Bircham Bend places it within the MA 01020 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Bircham Bend |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bend |
| Description: | In the Chicopee River 1.9 mi WSW of Cadys Corners; Cities of Chicopee and Springfield. |
| History: | So named because of the number of white birches there - (Barrows, 1916) |
| County: | Hampden County |
| Latitude: | 42.1564823 |
| Longitude: | -72.5384208 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bircham Bend: Bircham Bend.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Bircham Bend does not include property ownership information.
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Chicopee, MA
(3.6 miles W) Springfield, MA (4.5 miles SW) Holyoke, MA (5.1 miles NW) Wilbraham, MA (6 miles ESE) West Springfield Town city, MA (6.1 miles WSW) |
Granby, MA
(7 miles N) Longmeadow, MA (7.7 miles SSW) Agawam Town city, MA (8.5 miles SW) Sherwood Manor, CT (10 miles S) Easthampton Town city, MA (10.1 miles NW) |
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Fiberloid, MA
(< 0.1 mile) East Springfield, MA (1.4 miles SW) Cadys Corners, MA (1.9 miles ENE) Chicopee Falls, MA (1.9 miles W) Indian Orchard, MA (1.9 miles E) |
Athol Junction, MA
(2.4 miles SSW) Pine Point, MA (2.4 miles SSE) Scott Corners, MA (2.4 miles NE) Mathies Manor, MA (2.7 miles NNW) Freeman Knoll, MA (3.1 miles N) |
