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Black/Stevens Conservation Area

Black/Stevens Conservation Area from directly overhead

Black/Stevens Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Itner Smith Property, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 14 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.22688, -72.58100

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Buttery Brook Park: 0.5 mi
  • Woodlawn Field: 0.8 mi
  • Bynan Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
  • Beachgrounds Park: 1.1 mi
  • Park Z2: 1.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • South Hadley Canal: 1.2 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • General Tadeusz Kosciuszko: 1.7 mi
  • Gold Star Mothers Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Vietnam Memorial: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Cedar Knob: 2.6 mi
  • Finns Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Little Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Crafts Hill: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 40
  • Student Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Phoenix Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 6.9 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Rock Garden: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 30
  • Lady Liberty: 1.9 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 5.2 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 7.1 mi
  • C3: 7.2 mi
  • Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 17.7 mi
  • Waterfall: 19.2 mi
  • Cascade: 20.9 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 4.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 4.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Black/Stevens Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomWNW 287°363 m3.6 mi
Pomeroy MountainWNW 285°352 m8.9 mi
Mount NorwottockNNE 33°337 m6.5 mi
DeadtopWNW 300°333 m3.7 mi
Lizzie MountainW 267°330 m10.9 mi
Mud HillWNW 285°324 m10.1 mi
Ball MountainWSW 259°310 m11.3 mi
Whiting PeakNW 307°305 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3616:22

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29905681

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