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Conservation Area

Conservation Area from directly overhead

Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Dug Hill stands 486 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Honeypot Road Wetlands Unit, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.9 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Westfield Conservation Commission
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11025, -72.81793

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Drake Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Bush Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Rocky Point: 1.9 mi
  • Seymour Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Westfield Mountain: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Apartment Complex Courtyard: 1.8 mi
  • Stanley Park: 1.8 mi
  • Campus Green: 1.9 mi
  • Courtney Courtyard: 2.0 mi
  • New Hall Courtyard: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 51
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 1.8 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Arboretum: 2.0 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Angel of Independence: 1.8 mi
  • The Globe: 1.9 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 3.7 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 3.8 mi
  • Epiphany: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 36
  • state boundary marker: 6.6 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 11.4 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 11.9 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 11.9 mi
  • cellar hole: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Waterfall: 4.9 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 9.1 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 9.5 mi
  • cascade: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Corps Wall: 13.0 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 13.0 mi
  • Grotto: 13.0 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 13.1 mi
  • Acorn Face: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Babbs Beach: 6.5 mi
  • County Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Thompsonville Boat Launch: 13.4 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 17.2 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 17.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.1 mi
  • Rd: 10.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dug HillNW 317°486 m9.2 mi
Babb HillW 276°465 m8.9 mi
Liberty HillWSW 256°448 m5.8 mi
Beech HillWNW 284°447 m7.9 mi
Sweetman MountainW 266°446 m3.7 mi
Sunset HillNW 311°446 m7.0 mi
Prospect HillWSW 244°425 m6.3 mi
Pebble HillWNW 295°424 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

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, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29747796

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