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Hitt Cr

Hitt Cr from directly overhead

Hitt Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 452 m. Wadsworth Hill stands 606 m to the north-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Pond Cr, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2004-09-10
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.18410, -73.02622

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Latimer Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Jackson Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Larkum Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Church Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Driftwood Community Association: 3.0 mi
  • Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead: 4.7 mi
  • Watson Park: 5.1 mi
  • Hampden Street Park: 6.9 mi
  • School Street Park: 6.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks: 39
  • The Globe: 12.4 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 13.0 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 14.8 mi
  • Epiphany: 14.8 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 38
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Waterfall: 8.4 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 9.6 mi
  • cascade: 11.9 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 33
  • Heritage Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 10.0 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 10.0 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 13.0 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 31
Cliffs: 14
  • Corps Wall: 8.0 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Grotto: 8.1 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 8.1 mi
  • Acorn Face: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 19.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 21.6 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Hitt Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wadsworth HillNNW 333°606 m8.1 mi
Dorman MountainWNW 301°595 m8.0 mi
Kingsbury MountainWNW 292°581 m6.4 mi
Church HillNW 324°565 m3.0 mi
Morley HillW 260°561 m7.2 mi
Chestnut HillW 264°561 m7.5 mi
Abbey HillWSW 246°544 m7.4 mi
Hunger MountainW 271°539 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:24

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, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29850761

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