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Burke Conservation Area

Burke Conservation Area from directly overhead

Burke Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the west-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Arcanum Field, a park 0.4 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.35113, -72.67294

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arcanum Field: 0.4 mi
  • Florence Fields Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
  • Maines Field: 1.7 mi
  • Childs Park: 2.0 mi
  • Agnes Fox Field: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Baker Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Roberts Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Sawmill Hills: 2.0 mi
  • Miller Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Round Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 52
Gardens: 34
  • Capen Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 2.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 32
  • War Memorial Pool: 8.3 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 10.6 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 14.0 mi
  • World War II Tank: 14.7 mi
  • 1950 Pontiac: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 2.8 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 5.9 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 7.4 mi
  • John Calipari: 7.6 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 11
  • David Musante Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Waterfall: 21.5 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.9 mi
  • Rd: 10.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 15.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.6 mi
  • Day Use Area: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Burke Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahWSW 251°468 m7.4 mi
Ram HillWNW 297°461 m6.4 mi
Shaw LedgesW 275°460 m6.4 mi
Dry HillW 259°454 m6.8 mi
High RidgeNNW 341°447 m7.1 mi
Battlecock HillWNW 294°442 m5.6 mi
Kidds LookoutW 274°438 m5.8 mi
Walnut HillNW 310°438 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29896237

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