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South Hadley Canal

South Hadley Canal from directly overhead

South Hadley Canal is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Bungy Mountain stands 405 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Firehouse Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
First improved navigable waterway in the United States... in operation from 1795 to 1862
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.21531, -72.59913

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Hadley Falls Canal Park: 0.0 mi
  • Texon Mill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lower Riverside Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gatehouse Park: 0.1 mi
  • Beachgrounds Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • General Tadeusz Kosciuszko: 0.5 mi
  • Gold Star Mothers Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Crafts Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Cedar Knob: 2.4 mi
  • Little Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Mount Tom: 3.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 40
  • Student Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 7.2 mi
  • Phoenix Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Rock Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 0.8 mi
  • World War II Tank: 4.8 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 7.7 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 7.7 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Lady Liberty: 0.7 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 5.0 mi
  • Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 7.7 mi
  • The Lorax: 7.7 mi
  • C3: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Waterfall: 18.0 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Cascade: 20.8 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 3.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 3.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of South Hadley Canal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bungy MountainW 274°405 m10.7 mi
Mount TomNW 306°363 m3.1 mi
Pomeroy MountainWNW 292°352 m8.2 mi
Mount NorwottockNE 36°337 m7.7 mi
DeadtopNW 319°333 m3.5 mi
Lizzie MountainW 272°330 m9.9 mi
Mud HillWNW 291°324 m9.4 mi
Ball MountainW 262°310 m10.2 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 solstice07:1715:3716:22

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/13184582371

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