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Bradley Brook Conservation Area

Bradley Brook Conservation Area from directly overhead

Bradley Brook Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Church Hill stands 565 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Blandford Wce (Bausman Lot), a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 2.4 miles off.

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Coordinates42.19032, -72.90718

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Watson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Town Park: 2.5 mi
  • Town Park: 2.6 mi
  • Town Park: 2.6 mi
  • Town Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
  • Sunset Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Tarrot Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Dug Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Birch Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Holiday Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Artworks: 52
  • The Globe: 7.0 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 7.8 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 9.2 mi
  • Epiphany: 9.3 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 42
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 7.7 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Arboretum: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 30
  • state boundary marker: 10.6 mi
  • Becket Center Historic District: 10.6 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 14.1 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 15.4 mi
  • World War II Tank: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Waterfall: 6.5 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 11.5 mi
  • cascade: 12.1 mi
  • cascade: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Corps Wall: 11.6 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 11.6 mi
  • Grotto: 11.6 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 11.6 mi
  • Acorn Face: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 10
  • County Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 11.3 mi
  • Babbs Beach: 13.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 17.3 mi
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.9 mi
  • Rd: 13.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Bradley Brook Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Church HillWNW 284°565 m8.1 mi
Round Top HillNW 318°538 m6.1 mi
Jackson HillWSW 257°520 m5.6 mi
Lair MountainWSW 236°513 m7.3 mi
Walnut HillW 271°505 m4.5 mi
Latimer HillW 265°491 m6.9 mi
Fays HillNNW 343°488 m7.3 mi
Dug HillNW 304°486 m2.1 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/29748650

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