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Hadley Water Department Land

Hadley Water Department Land from directly overhead

Hadley Water Department Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the east-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Beach Natural Heritage Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33227, -72.57940

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sheldon Field: 2.2 mi
  • Elwell State Park: 2.3 mi
  • Agnes Fox Field: 2.9 mi
  • Pulaski Park: 2.9 mi
  • Veterans Field: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 41
Attractions: 36
  • War Memorial Pool: 4.6 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 8.9 mi
  • Timber Frame: 12.7 mi
  • World War II Tank: 12.8 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Graffiti Wall: 2.5 mi
  • C3: 2.7 mi
  • Robert Frost: 4.1 mi
  • John Calipari: 4.6 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 10
  • Sandy Beach: 0.9 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 6.6 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Waterfall: 23.6 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 24.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 10.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.2 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Hadley Water Department Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnENE 75°375 m8.3 mi
Mount TomSSW 209°363 m7.2 mi
Mount NorwottockESE 118°337 m4.0 mi
DeadtopSSW 211°333 m6.4 mi
Unquomonk HillWNW 291°330 m8.7 mi
West HillE 85°324 m8.0 mi
Whiting PeakSSW 212°305 m5.9 mi
Bare MountainSE 129°301 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:4920:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:1715:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29911950

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