Homestead Ruins
Homestead Ruins is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Bungy Mountain stands 405 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 9.8 miles off.
Site of homestead ruins. Cement structure and stone cellar.
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 11.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 11 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Well Field: 2.2 mi
- Cook Playground: 2.6 mi
- Apremont Park: 2.8 mi
- Hampton Ponds Playground: 2.9 mi
- Wisniowski Park: 3.3 mi
- Josiah Day House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Amelia Park Children's Museum: 4.6 mi
- Edward Bellamy House: 4.7 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 4.8 mi
- Wistariahurst Museum: 5.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.8 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Kelly Hill: 3.7 mi
- Round Hill: 4.1 mi
- Whiteloaf Mountain: 4.8 mi
- jet: 2.6 mi
- A10: 2.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Rock of Pearl Harbor: 3.9 mi
- Commemorative Brick Plaza: 3.9 mi
- Bear Hole Watershed: 1.2 mi
- Land Off Dewey & Bear Hole Rd: 1.3 mi
- Devon Manor Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Connecticut River Access: 2.4 mi
- Whiting Farms Road: 3.0 mi
- Grandmothers' Garden: 4.7 mi
- Providence Arboretum: 5.2 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 5.5 mi
- Yertle Garden: 5.5 mi
- Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Epiphany: 3.9 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 3.9 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 4.2 mi
- Freedom Eagle: 4.7 mi
- Birdicus Gigantium: 5.4 mi
- World War II Tank: 4.4 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 5.3 mi
- Springfield Museums: 5.5 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 5.5 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 8.0 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 13.8 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.5 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 16.1 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 16.6 mi
- Enders Falls: 16.8 mi
- Indian Leap: 9.7 mi
- Titans Piazza: 10.7 mi
- Corps Wall: 20.7 mi
- Murdock Wall: 20.7 mi
- Grotto: 20.7 mi
- Babbs Beach: 9.0 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 10.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 10.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 4.6 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
- Big Spring: 21.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Homestead Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungy Mountain | NW 309° | 405 m | 8.7 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | NW 319° | 372 m | 10.7 mi |
| Holiday Hill | WNW 294° | 367 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 12° | 363 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | NNW 334° | 352 m | 8.6 mi |
| Drake Mountain | WSW 250° | 350 m | 8.8 mi |
| Shatterack Mountain | WNW 291° | 347 m | 9.0 mi |
| East Sweetman Mountain | WSW 252° | 339 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4368246885
Day trips start here
- Holyoke · 5 mi
- Longmeadow · 8 mi
- South Hadley · 9 mi
- Ludlow · 10 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 11 mi
- Northampton · 12 mi
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