ham ▁and ▁Hal if ax , ▁Verm ont , ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Col rain ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁Char lem ont ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁south west , ▁and ▁R owe ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁He ath ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Green field , ▁ ▁north - n orth west ▁of ▁Spring field , ▁and ▁ ▁west - n orth west ▁of ▁Boston . ▁ ▁He ath ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Ber k sh ires , ▁with ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁being ▁Bur nt ▁Hill ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast . ▁ ▁He ath ▁is ▁fed ▁by ▁the ▁West ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁River , ▁which ▁origin ates ▁near ▁the ▁state ▁line ▁and ▁heads ▁south - east ward ▁towards ▁Col rain . ▁ ▁Several ▁bro oks ▁also ▁feed ▁into ▁this ▁and ▁the ▁nearby ▁De er field ▁River , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁settlement ▁around ▁Pap o ose ▁Lake , ▁which ▁dra ins ▁into ▁the ▁Taylor ▁Brook ▁and ▁eventually ▁the ▁North ▁River . ▁ ▁Massachusetts ▁Route ▁ 8 A ▁runs ▁from ▁Char lem ont ▁towards ▁its ▁termin us ▁at ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁border , ▁where ▁it ▁becomes ▁Verm ont ▁Route ▁ 8 A ▁( this ▁route , ▁however , ▁never ▁rejo ins ▁Verm ont ▁Route ▁ 8 , ▁but ▁rather ▁joins ▁Verm ont ▁Route ▁ 1 1 2 ). ▁Route ▁ 8 A ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁link ▁between ▁He ath ▁and ▁Char lem ont , ▁where ▁it ▁meets ▁Massachusetts ▁Route ▁ 2 ▁( the