Ashley Watershed
Ashley Watershed is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Cub Hill stands 424 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wyatt Harper Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 11.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 29.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 8 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 27 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 28 mi
- view to west · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wyatt Harper Park: 0.5 mi
- Community Field: 0.7 mi
- Joe Mayer Field: 0.9 mi
- Crosier Field: 1.1 mi
- Anniversary Field: 1.1 mi
- Community Field: 0.7 mi
- Water Tower: 0.8 mi
- Water Tower: 0.9 mi
- Southampton Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Whiting Farms Road: 1.5 mi
- Crafts Hill: 1.0 mi
- Whiteloaf Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Tom: 2.8 mi
- Cedar Knob: 3.0 mi
- First Leutenant Edward W. Kennedy Monument: 1.6 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 1.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Wistariahurst Museum: 1.7 mi
- Holyoke Children's Museum: 2.3 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 2.3 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 2.8 mi
- Edward Bellamy House: 4.7 mi
- Student Garden: 5.4 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 7.5 mi
- Yertle Garden: 7.5 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Grandmothers' Garden: 7.8 mi
- Lady Liberty: 2.2 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 4.5 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 7.1 mi
- Epiphany: 7.1 mi
- The Lorax: 7.5 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 2.2 mi
- World War II Tank: 4.9 mi
- Springfield Museums: 7.5 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 7.5 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 11.3 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.4 mi
- Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 17.4 mi
- Glendale Falls: 19.1 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 19.6 mi
- Titans Piazza: 6.8 mi
- Indian Leap: 8.8 mi
- Roaring Falls: 20.9 mi
- Corps Wall: 23.1 mi
- Murdock Wall: 23.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 7.4 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 9.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.3 mi
- David Musante Beach: 10.9 mi
- Babbs Beach: 13.0 mi
- Rd: 0.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 0.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 0.6 mi
- Big Spring: 24.9 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Ashley Watershed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cub Hill | NW 310° | 424 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bungy Mountain | WNW 282° | 405 m | 8.3 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WNW 303° | 400 m | 9.7 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | WNW 297° | 372 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 2° | 363 m | 2.8 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | NW 309° | 352 m | 6.4 mi |
| Shatterack Mountain | W 267° | 347 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | NE 45° | 337 m | 10.1 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 | 20:31 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29857318
Day trips start here
- Holyoke · 1 mi
- South Hadley · 5 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 7 mi
- Northampton · 8 mi
- Ludlow · 9 mi
- Hadley · 10 mi
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