Conservation Area
Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Longmeadow Street Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Longmeadow Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 20.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Longmeadow Street Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Floodplain Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Floodplain Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Floodplain Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Pomeroy Parcel: 0.6 mi
- Greenwood Park: 0.6 mi
- Bay Path Ryan Field: 0.8 mi
- Town Green: 1.0 mi
- East Park: 1.1 mi
- Whitacres Park: 1.1 mi
- Longmeadow Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Enfield Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 4.0 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 4.3 mi
- Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts: 4.7 mi
- Scott Hill: 2.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.8 mi
- Tinker Hill: 2.9 mi
- Glovers Hill: 3.0 mi
- Buck Hill: 3.5 mi
- Omiskanoagwiah: 2.6 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 3.4 mi
- Double Bang: 4.3 mi
- McKinley Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Yertle Garden: 4.7 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 4.8 mi
- Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 5.2 mi
- Side Garden: 5.4 mi
- The Three Graces: 2.8 mi
- Miles Morgan: 4.6 mi
- 1856 City Hall Bell: 4.6 mi
- Freedom Eagle: 4.6 mi
- Birdicus Gigantium: 4.6 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 1.6 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 4.8 mi
- Springfield Museums: 4.8 mi
- World War II Tank: 7.7 mi
- Goat Rock: 8.0 mi
- Cascade: 12.6 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 13.7 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 14.8 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 15.1 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 15.4 mi
- Indian Leap: 10.0 mi
- Titans Piazza: 17.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 18.3 mi
- Hart Meadow: 20.6 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 20.7 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
- Babbs Beach: 8.6 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 11.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 16.9 mi
- Rd: 11.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 11.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 11.6 mi
- Big Spring: 22.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 1.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 7.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.8 mi
- Enfield: 22.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | E 101° | 332 m | 12.0 mi |
| Moon Mountain | ENE 77° | 330 m | 11.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | E 91° | 323 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 109° | 322 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 87° | 319 m | 9.3 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | ESE 121° | 315 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 89° | 303 m | 9.4 mi |
| Perkins Mountain | E 95° | 298 m | 9.0 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29857257
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 1 mi
- East Windsor · 8 mi
- Somers · 8 mi
- Hampden · 9 mi
- Ludlow · 10 mi
- Holyoke · 12 mi
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