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Abbey Brook

Abbey Brook from directly overhead

Abbey Brook is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Abbey Brook Extension, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.13594, -72.58062

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Abbey Brook Extension: 0.3 mi
  • Delta Hills Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 1.9 mi
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 2.0 mi
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Van Horn Park: 0.6 mi
  • Frank J. Szot Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Van Horn Park: 0.6 mi
  • Van Horn Park: 0.7 mi
  • Marshall Roy Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Soldier's Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Titanic Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • The Puritan: 2.3 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • Laurel Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Bradley Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.2 mi
  • McCarthy Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Crafts Hill: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 47
Attractions: 41
  • World War II Tank: 0.9 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 2.2 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 2.2 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 5.0 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 34
Waterfalls: 23
  • Cascade: 16.1 mi
  • Waterfall: 17.2 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 5.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 5.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 0.4 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Abbey Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNNW 335°363 m8.1 mi
DeadtopNNW 338°333 m8.7 mi
Pine MountainSE 125°319 m11.1 mi
Whiting PeakNNW 340°305 m9.1 mi
Mount ChapinE 96°281 m8.8 mi
Mount MarcyE 93°281 m8.9 mi
Wigwam HillESE 103°267 m8.9 mi
Grindstone MountainWNW 292°262 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
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 way/29909049

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