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Granville Gorge

Granville Gorge from directly overhead

Granville Gorge is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Babb Hill stands 465 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Amberleaf Manor, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 8.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.07637, -72.82719

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Sodom Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Drake Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Bad Luck Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Bush Hill: 2.6 mi
  • East Sweetman Mountain: 2.7 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Rail Trail: 3.7 mi
  • Stanley Park: 3.8 mi
  • Rail Trail: 3.8 mi
  • Rail Trail: 3.9 mi
  • Apartment Complex Courtyard: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 57
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 3.9 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 4.0 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Angel of Independence: 3.8 mi
  • The Globe: 4.2 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 5.0 mi
  • Epiphany: 5.4 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 39
  • state boundary marker: 4.7 mi
  • cellar hole: 9.5 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 10.2 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 10.3 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Waterfall: 4.6 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 7.0 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Corps Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Grotto: 12.3 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 12.3 mi
  • Acorn Face: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.0 mi
  • Rd: 12.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Granville Gorge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Babb HillWNW 291°465 m8.9 mi
Liberty HillW 280°448 m5.2 mi
Beech HillWNW 300°447 m8.3 mi
Sweetman MountainWNW 303°446 m3.8 mi
Sunset HillNW 325°446 m8.4 mi
Johnson HillWSW 254°439 m9.2 mi
Prospect HillW 265°425 m5.3 mi
Pebble HillNW 311°424 m8.5 mi
Conditions

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29747615

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