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Delta Hills Conservation Area

Delta Hills Conservation Area from directly overhead

Delta Hills Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 63 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Field, a park 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.

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Coordinates42.14793, -72.55480

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Memorial Field: 0.7 mi
  • Angelina Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ike Alpert Park: 0.8 mi
  • Marshall Roy Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rio Vista Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Soldier's Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Titanic Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Doggett Memorial: 3.0 mi
Peaks
  • Bradley Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 5.4 mi
  • McCarthy Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Crafts Hill: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 43
Attractions: 42
  • World War II Tank: 1.8 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 3.4 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 3.4 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 4.8 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 33
Waterfalls: 21
  • Cascade: 15.8 mi
  • Waterfall: 18.7 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 6.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 6.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 6.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 1.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 7.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Delta Hills Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNW 324°363 m8.1 mi
Mount NorwottockNNE 12°337 m11.1 mi
DeadtopNNW 328°333 m8.6 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 136°323 m11.0 mi
Pine MountainSE 133°319 m10.6 mi
Whiting PeakNNW 330°305 m8.9 mi
Bald MountainSE 134°303 m11.0 mi
Bare MountainN 6°301 m10.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

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/29907432

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