Massachusetts Gazetteer
Konkapot River is a physical feature (stream) in Berkshire County. The primary coordinates for Konkapot River places it within the MA 01257 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Konkapot River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 22 miles long. Heads in MA at Garfield Lake, flows SW into CT then NW back into MA to the Housatonic River, 0.5 mi SW of Ashley Falls; Towns of Monterey, New Marlborough and Sheffield. |
| History: | Named for John Konkapot, a Mahican sachem who in 1724 joined in the sale of Indian lands on the Housatonic River and became Chief about 1744. He embraced Christianity and invited Moravian missionaries to labor among his people who became to be known as the Stockbridge Indians after being Christianized and removed to the mission (Steel). |
| County: | Berkshire County |
| Latitude: | 42.051411 |
| Longitude: | -73.343503 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Konkapot River: Konkapot River.
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 Konkapot River does not include property ownership information.
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Canaan, CT
(1.9 miles SSE) Falls Village, CT (6.7 miles S) Lakeville, CT (7.7 miles SW) Norfolk, CT (8.3 miles ESE) Great Barrington, MA (10.1 miles N) |
Copake Falls, NY
(10.4 miles WNW) Millerton, NY (10.9 miles SW) Copake, NY (11.2 miles WNW) Taconic Shores, NY (11.7 miles WNW) West Cornwall, CT (12.5 miles S) |
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Weatogue, CT
(< 0.1 mile) Ashley Falls, MA (< 0.1 mile) Wangum Village, CT (1.4 miles S) East Sheffield, MA (2.4 miles E) Sodom, CT (2.7 miles ESE) |
Twin Lakes, CT
(3.1 miles SW) Clayton, MA (3.1 miles E) Gomorrah, MA (3.1 miles E) Taconic, CT (3.4 miles WSW) Hammertown, CT (3.6 miles W) |
