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Hawks Nest Conservation Area

Hawks Nest Conservation Area from directly overhead

Hawks Nest Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the west-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pochassic Hills, a peak 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.4 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.14044, -72.77634

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pochassic Hills: 0.4 mi
  • Bush Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Westfield Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Russell Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Stony Hill: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • New Hall Courtyard: 1.0 mi
  • Courtney Courtyard: 1.1 mi
  • Campus Green: 1.1 mi
  • Municipal Playground: 1.2 mi
  • Apartment Complex Courtyard: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 49
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 1.2 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 1.3 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 1.3 mi
Artworks: 34
  • The Globe: 1.1 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 1.4 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 1.7 mi
  • Epiphany: 1.8 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 30
  • World War II Tank: 9.6 mi
  • state boundary marker: 9.6 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 9.7 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 10.1 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Waterfall: 7.6 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 12.0 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 16
Beaches: 11
  • Babbs Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Thompsonville Boat Launch: 13.2 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 14.2 mi
  • County Beach: 14.3 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 15.1 mi
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.2 mi
  • Rd: 7.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 9.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Hawks Nest Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillWSW 246°448 m8.5 mi
Sweetman MountainWSW 248°446 m6.2 mi
Sunset HillWNW 289°446 m7.9 mi
Prospect HillWSW 238°425 m9.2 mi
Pebble HillW 278°424 m9.1 mi
Holden HillWSW 244°412 m6.7 mi
Birch HillWNW 284°407 m6.2 mi
Bungy MountainNNW 345°405 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29896224

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