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Hoosac_Love t1_je9jeoj wrote

A lot of black in eastern and central Mass,more than I expected

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Federal-Emphasis-934 t1_je9jpr7 wrote

The big ones in central are lakes. The ones near the cape line up with some state parks.

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midday_marauder t1_je9ntja wrote

That would probably be Myles Standish State Forest and it looks like the one on Cape could be Joint Base Cape Cod

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DeadassBdeadassB t1_jedb8b2 wrote

That is correct the black area on cape is the base. That particular section is the largest area of woods on cape. Nothing out the except woods and a few training sites. 19000 acres of woods total out there if I remember correctly

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midday_marauder t1_jeeejzw wrote

Grew up just down the street from the Falmouth gate. People underestimate the size of JBCC. It’s large enough that sections touch 4 different towns.

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NativeMasshole t1_je9xt7q wrote

I don't know about that. The one between Quabbin and Worcester seems a lot bigger than Long Pond, and Oakaham and Rutland State Forests.

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TerpeeAF413 t1_je9los5 wrote

The biggest black spot in Western Massachusetts is actually the Quabbin Reservoir which, along with the Wachusett Reservoir, provides drinking water for Boston and several towns in the Metro Boston area.

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megmatthews20 t1_je9wmo6 wrote

That reservoir always makes me think of Stephen King's Dreamcatcher.

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UniWheel t1_je9yv9b wrote

>The biggest black spot in Western Massachusetts is actually the Quabbin Reservoir

Yes, though there are also lots of large parcels that haven't been inhabited in a century or twp and many of which are now preserved - it was pretty much all farmed at one point, but now only the rich river floodplains and select hilltops are, so there are huge tracts of more difficult terrain that's regrown woods with only old foundations and stone walls. And trails. Lots of trails.

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Hoosac_Love t1_je9lvsp wrote

I saw that for sure yea

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Th1s1sChr1s t1_je9n6su wrote

Hey everyone, I found the newcomer!

EDIT: That's so funny people hatin' ... Hoosac's expression just sounded Wisconsin or Minnesotan to me, I didn't mean anything by it. (please don't tell your Minnesota or Wisconsin friends I suggested they may be similar)

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Hoosac_Love t1_je9pxrk wrote

I'm from Berkshire county ,do you think I'd been to eastern MA outside of Worcester or Boston

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es_cl t1_jea7o6q wrote

From western Mass too, there’s only a couple of things I know about the southeast region of the state. 1) Gillette stadium and Tweeter/Comcast Center(old name) are around the Attleboro area of the state because I’ve been to concerts there. 2) Sandwich and Hyannis is where I pass by to get to Provincetown/Cape Cod. Lol

Just like we can’t expect folks in the eastern side of the state to know much about western Mass, eastern folks shouldn’t expect us to know much about the eastern side unless it’s a tourist destination like Boston, Gillette, Comcast Center and the Cape area.

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Hoosac_Love t1_jea8kj9 wrote

I've been to Gillette and Tweeter maybe back when it was Great Woods.I have been to Hyannis but never Provincetown.

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penismanboy t1_jebrlu2 wrote

WOH OKAY BUDDY LITTLE RACIST YOU THINK?

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Hoosac_Love t1_jebto1r wrote

Not race ,the black color on the map is places without population

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DeliPaper t1_je9ofm7 wrote

Almost exclusively parks and forests

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stevewmn t1_je9yv0k wrote

Some lakes and wetlands too. I'm pretty sure I can identify Crystal Lake and Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, and there are larger black areas not far north of them which are just swamps in Lynnfield.

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Carbonated-Man t1_je9qhjo wrote

I don't know the numbers myself, but tbh I wouldn't be surprised if someone said the entire population of western mass was lower than the population of New Bedford or Fall River.

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nataphoto t1_je9t7xj wrote

> I wouldn't be surprised if someone said the entire population of western mass was lower than the population of New Bedford or Fall River

hows that work considering springfield alone is the third largest city

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Carbonated-Man t1_jeaw332 wrote

Wasn't aware of that. Like I said, "wouldn't be surprised if", was not a statement of fact. Was just a guess.

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SileAnimus t1_jeclgxb wrote

Springfield doesn't exist and I wish people stopped pretending that it does

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trahoots t1_je9vpss wrote

Population sizes:

  • New Bedford: 100,941
  • Fall River: 93,884

Western Mass Counties:

  • Hampden County: 462,718
  • Hampshire County: 161,572
  • Berkshire County: 128,657
  • Franklin County: 71,015

Western Mass total: 823,962

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Carbonated-Man t1_jeaweog wrote

That is a LOT more people than I figured lived out that way. 😆

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Hoosac_Love t1_je9qvxo wrote

Western is about a million Metro Springfield is substantial,600K people in that area All the little towns add up Berkshire county in about 130K Franklin about 90K

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