Bannish Conservation Restriction
Bannish Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Sweetman Mountain stands 446 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is West Springfield Water Supply Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015-12-14
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 13.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 16 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Provin Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Kelly Hill: 1.5 mi
- Round Hill: 1.6 mi
- Liswell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Stony Hill: 2.6 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 1.8 mi
- Amelia's Garden: 2.5 mi
- Cross Street Playground: 2.6 mi
- Whalley Park: 2.6 mi
- Elizabeth Parker Park: 2.6 mi
- Amelia Park Children's Museum: 2.4 mi
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers: 3.9 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 5.1 mi
- Josiah Day House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: 7.0 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 2.6 mi
- Epiphany: 3.3 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 3.4 mi
- Freedom Eagle: 3.8 mi
- Angel of Independence: 4.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 2.9 mi
- Rock of Pearl Harbor: 3.3 mi
- Commemorative Brick Plaza: 3.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Providence Arboretum: 3.1 mi
- Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Grandmothers' Garden: 3.4 mi
- Arboretum: 4.2 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 4.2 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 6.2 mi
- Springfield Museums: 7.0 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 7.1 mi
- World War II Tank: 8.0 mi
- A-3B "Skywarrior": 9.5 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 9.3 mi
- Waterfall: 9.8 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 11.7 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 11.8 mi
- Enders Falls: 12.0 mi
- Indian Leap: 13.1 mi
- Titans Piazza: 15.7 mi
- Corps Wall: 17.7 mi
- Murdock Wall: 17.8 mi
- Grotto: 17.8 mi
- Babbs Beach: 4.1 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 8.4 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 13.9 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.3 mi
- Rd: 8.3 mi
- Big Spring: 17.0 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 6.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
- Enfield: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Bannish Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetman Mountain | W 280° | 446 m | 8.8 mi |
| Holden Hill | W 276° | 412 m | 9.0 mi |
| Birch Hill | WNW 301° | 407 m | 10.3 mi |
| Winchell Mountain | W 259° | 403 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tillotson Hill | WNW 296° | 373 m | 10.6 mi |
| South Mountain | WSW 251° | 357 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cobble Mountain | WNW 286° | 351 m | 8.9 mi |
| Drake Mountain | WNW 283° | 350 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/891706257
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 7 mi
- Holyoke · 10 mi
- Blandford · 13 mi
- East Windsor · 14 mi
- Ludlow · 14 mi
- South Hadley · 14 mi
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