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Arms Acres

Arms Acres from directly overhead

Arms Acres is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 444 m. Church Hill stands 565 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1972
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.18378, -72.93630

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Watson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Town Park: 4.0 mi
  • Town Park: 4.1 mi
  • Town Park: 4.1 mi
  • Town Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks
  • Sunset Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Dug Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Pebble Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Pudding Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Tarrot Hill: 2.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks: 42
  • The Globe: 8.1 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 8.8 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 10.4 mi
  • Epiphany: 10.5 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 38
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 8.7 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Arboretum: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 31
  • Becket Center Historic District: 9.8 mi
  • state boundary marker: 10.2 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 13.1 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 16.2 mi
  • cellar hole: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Waterfall: 6.2 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 11.3 mi
  • cascade: 11.4 mi
  • cascade: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Corps Wall: 10.2 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 10.2 mi
  • Grotto: 10.3 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 10.3 mi
  • Acorn Face: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 10
  • County Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 10.5 mi
  • Babbs Beach: 14.2 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 18.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.4 mi
  • Rd: 14.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Arms Acres. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Church HillWNW 291°565 m6.8 mi
Round Top HillNNW 333°538 m5.6 mi
Jackson HillWSW 259°520 m4.0 mi
Lair MountainSW 232°513 m5.8 mi
Walnut HillW 280°505 m3.1 mi
Gobble MountainNNW 339°504 m8.5 mi
Belden HillWSW 258°497 m8.2 mi
Noyes HillSW 225°496 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514030
Precip in4.03.63.94.74.25.14.33.84.45.24.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29748112

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