Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Hoover Quarry Conserv. Area
Hoover Quarry Conserv. Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Tupper Hill stands 352 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.06784, -72.48655
- 20.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 22.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hoover Quarry Conserv. Area: 0.2 mi
- Craven Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Campbell Conservation Area-1: 0.3 mi
- Campbell Conservation Area-3: 0.3 mi
- High Pine Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- McCarthy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Hall Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mount Vision: 4.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 4.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Center School Park: 1.3 mi
- Center Field: 1.5 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.1 mi
- Treetop Park: 2.1 mi
- Albert Tranghese Playground: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- JFK Eternal Flame: 3.8 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 4.7 mi
- Omiskanoagwiah: 4.9 mi
- Titanic Memorial: 5.4 mi
Museums
- Childrens Museum: 3.9 mi
- Childrens Museum: 3.9 mi
- Longmeadow Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 5.3 mi
- Springfield Armory Museum: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Yertle Garden: 5.7 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 5.7 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 10.5 mi
Artworks
- The Three Graces: 4.9 mi
- Horton Court: 5.6 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 5.7 mi
- The Storyteller: 5.7 mi
- The Lorax: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 48
- Goat Rock: 2.8 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 5.7 mi
- Springfield Museums: 5.7 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 6.9 mi
- World War II Tank: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Cascade: 9.4 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 14.0 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 16.9 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 20.1 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 14
- Haviland Pond Beach: 7.2 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 7.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.1 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 12.7 mi
- Babbs Beach: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Indian Leap: 6.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 16.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 19.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 23.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Enfield: 18.3 mi
- Greenwich: 22.4 mi
- Prescott: 23.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 6.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 7.1 mi
- Picnic: 21.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 12.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Hoover Quarry Conserv. Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupper Hill | ESE 103° | 352 m | 11.3 mi |
| Peck Hill | E 96° | 336 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SE 124° | 332 m | 8.1 mi |
| Moon Mountain | E 87° | 330 m | 6.5 mi |
| Great Mountain | E 82° | 325 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | ESE 121° | 323 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 143° | 322 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 112° | 319 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29908548
Day trips start here
- Hampden · 4 mi
- Longmeadow · 5 mi
- Ludlow · 6 mi
- Somers · 6 mi
- East Windsor · 11 mi
- Holyoke · 12 mi
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