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Double Bang

Double Bang from directly overhead

Double Bang is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Storrowton Village Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 14 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2024
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.09067, -72.62102

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • McGrath's Park: 1.0 mi
  • Alice Carson Playground: 1.0 mi
  • West Springfield Town Common: 1.1 mi
  • Shea Field: 1.2 mi
  • North Riverfront Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • Freedom Eagle: 1.4 mi
  • 1856 City Hall Bell: 1.8 mi
  • Birdicus Gigantium: 1.8 mi
  • Miles Morgan: 1.8 mi
  • The Lorax: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • World War I Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • McKinley Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Marine Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Laurel Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Liswell Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Kelly Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Scott Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Provin Mountain: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 59
Attractions: 33
  • Springfield Museums: 2.0 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 2.0 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 3.4 mi
  • World War II Tank: 4.2 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Lost Acres Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Waterfall: 14.9 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Cascade: 15.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 12
Springs: 5
  • Rd: 7.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 3.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Double Bang. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomN 352°363 m10.5 mi
Drake MountainW 275°350 m11.1 mi
DeadtopN 354°333 m11.3 mi
Sodom MountainW 259°326 m11.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 110°323 m11.7 mi
Russell MountainWNW 291°321 m11.6 mi
Pine MountainESE 106°319 m11.6 mi
Ball MountainNW 309°310 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13738848962

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