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Floodplain Conservation Area

Floodplain Conservation Area from directly overhead

Floodplain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the east, 13 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1992-11-30
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Longmeadow Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.03307, -72.59868

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bay Path Ryan Field: 1.2 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 1.3 mi
  • Town Green: 1.4 mi
  • Borgatti Park: 1.5 mi
  • Brainard Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Side Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Front Garden: 4.7 mi
Artworks
  • The Three Graces: 3.1 mi
  • Freedom Eagle: 4.2 mi
  • Miles Morgan: 4.7 mi
  • 1856 City Hall Bell: 4.7 mi
  • Birdicus Gigantium: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 43
  • New England Sky Screamer: 1.0 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 5.0 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 5.0 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 7.6 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Cascade: 13.2 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Enders Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 20
  • Indian Leap: 10.5 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 17.9 mi
  • Flag Rock: 18.5 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 20.1 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 5
  • Rd: 11.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 11.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 11.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 0.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 7.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Floodplain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillE 100°332 m12.7 mi
Moon MountainENE 77°330 m12.6 mi
Sodom MountainW 279°326 m12.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillE 90°323 m9.8 mi
Bald MountainESE 106°322 m10.1 mi
Pine MountainE 86°319 m10.0 mi
Soapstone MountainESE 118°315 m10.8 mi
Bald MountainE 89°303 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29857276

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