Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Aquifer Protection Area
Aquifer Protection Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the west, 6.5 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32050, -72.68166
- 9.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 25.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 5 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 20 mi
- view to west · 21 mi
- Waterfall · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Aquifer Protection Area: 0.1 mi
- Aquifer Protection Area: 0.2 mi
- Aquifer Protection Area: 0.3 mi
- Gutowski Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Mill River Greenway: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Maines Field: 0.7 mi
- Florence Fields Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Oak Park: 1.7 mi
- Ray Ellerbook Field: 1.7 mi
- Childs Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Baker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Sawmill Hills: 1.9 mi
- Round Hill: 2.1 mi
- Roberts Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mineral Hills: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 2.0 mi
- Erie Ruins: 4.2 mi
- Eyrie House: 4.2 mi
- Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Mary Lyon's Grave: 7.1 mi
Museums: 55
- Smith College Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- Historic Northampton: 2.8 mi
- Hadley Farm Museum: 5.0 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Williamsburg Historical Society: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 40
- Northampton Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 2.1 mi
- Systematics Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.2 mi
- Capen Garden: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 30
- C3: 2.6 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 3.9 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 7.6 mi
- Lady Liberty: 8.6 mi
- John Calipari: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 27
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 8.8 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 9.4 mi
- World War II Tank: 12.9 mi
- Springfield Museums: 15.7 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Titans Piazza: 4.7 mi
- Roaring Falls: 14.3 mi
- Indian Leap: 14.9 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 17.4 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 11
- David Musante Beach: 2.6 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 4.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.4 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.6 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 13.5 mi
- Glendale Falls: 14.7 mi
- Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 23.5 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.8 mi
- Rd: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Aquifer Protection Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | W 267° | 468 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ram Hill | NW 314° | 461 m | 7.3 mi |
| Shaw Ledges | WNW 295° | 460 m | 6.5 mi |
| Dry Hill | W 278° | 454 m | 6.3 mi |
| Battlecock Hill | NW 313° | 442 m | 6.4 mi |
| Kidds Lookout | WNW 295° | 438 m | 5.9 mi |
| Spruce Hill | W 261° | 438 m | 6.1 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NW 324° | 438 m | 7.7 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 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29913345
Day trips start here
- Northampton · 3 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 4 mi
- Hadley · 5 mi
- South Hadley · 7 mi
- Amherst · 9 mi
- Holyoke · 9 mi
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