Floodplain Conservation Area
Floodplain Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Drake Mountain stands 350 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Longmeadow Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Floodplain Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Floodplain Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Floodplain Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Conservation Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 0.6 mi
- Borgatti Park: 0.7 mi
- Bay Path Ryan Field: 0.8 mi
- Meadowbrook Park: 0.8 mi
- Town Green: 0.9 mi
- St. John's Field: 0.9 mi
- Omiskanoagwiah: 1.4 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 2.5 mi
- Double Bang: 2.7 mi
- McKinley Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Yertle Garden: 3.3 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 3.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 5.9 mi
- Side Garden: 5.9 mi
- The Three Graces: 1.6 mi
- Freedom Eagle: 3.1 mi
- Miles Morgan: 3.2 mi
- 1856 City Hall Bell: 3.2 mi
- Birdicus Gigantium: 3.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.6 mi
- Scott Hill: 2.6 mi
- Glovers Hill: 3.2 mi
- Tinker Hill: 3.7 mi
- Buck Hill: 3.7 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 1.4 mi
- Springfield Museums: 3.4 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 3.4 mi
- World War II Tank: 6.3 mi
- Goat Rock: 8.5 mi
- Cascade: 13.7 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 14.4 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 15.2 mi
- Enders Falls: 15.9 mi
- Indian Leap: 9.2 mi
- Titans Piazza: 16.3 mi
- Flag Rock: 19.9 mi
- Hart Meadow: 21.5 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 21.6 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 4.0 mi
- Babbs Beach: 8.1 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 10.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 17.1 mi
- Rd: 10.0 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.0 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.0 mi
- Big Spring: 21.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 1.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.1 mi
- Enfield: 21.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Floodplain Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Mountain | WNW 285° | 350 m | 12.8 mi |
| Moon Mountain | E 84° | 330 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sodom Mountain | W 271° | 326 m | 12.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | E 99° | 323 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 115° | 322 m | 10.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 95° | 319 m | 10.0 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | SE 125° | 315 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 98° | 303 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29856503
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 1 mi
- Hampden · 9 mi
- Ludlow · 9 mi
- Somers · 9 mi
- East Windsor · 10 mi
- Holyoke · 10 mi
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