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Herrick Knittel Conservation Area

Herrick Knittel Conservation Area from directly overhead

Herrick Knittel Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Church Hill stands 565 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.7 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17069, -72.92627

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sunset Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Pudding Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Pebble Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Tillotson Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Birch Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Watson Park: 0.8 mi
  • Town Park: 3.7 mi
  • Town Park: 3.7 mi
  • Town Park: 3.8 mi
  • Town Park: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 42
  • The Globe: 7.2 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 7.9 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 9.6 mi
  • Epiphany: 9.7 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 37
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 7.9 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Arboretum: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 31
  • state boundary marker: 9.3 mi
  • Becket Center Historic District: 10.8 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 12.5 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 15.3 mi
  • cellar hole: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Waterfall: 5.2 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • cascade: 10.6 mi
  • cascade: 10.6 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Corps Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 9.9 mi
  • Grotto: 10.0 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 10.0 mi
  • Acorn Face: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 9
  • County Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 11.5 mi
  • Babbs Beach: 13.2 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 18.8 mi
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 13.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 13.9 mi
  • Rd: 14.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Herrick Knittel Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Church HillWNW 296°565 m7.6 mi
Round Top HillNNW 332°538 m6.6 mi
Jackson HillW 271°520 m4.5 mi
Lair MountainWSW 242°513 m5.7 mi
Walnut HillWNW 292°505 m3.8 mi
Belden HillW 264°497 m8.6 mi
Noyes HillSW 233°496 m7.0 mi
Latimer HillW 277°491 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29748072

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