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John J. Kelly Wildlife Management Area

John J. Kelly Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

John J. Kelly Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Walling Mountain stands 675 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is School Street Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 0.3 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1974-06-25
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.27489, -72.98392

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • School Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Hampden Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead: 2.5 mi
  • Pettis Field: 6.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Round Top Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Abbott Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Gobble Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Fays Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Gobble: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 51
  • The Globe: 13.8 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 14.6 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 15.8 mi
  • Epiphany: 15.8 mi
  • Guild Art Supply: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 35
  • Heritage Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 12.8 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 12.9 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 5.3 mi
  • falls: 12.3 mi
  • Waterfall: 12.9 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 24
Cliffs: 13
  • Corps Wall: 14.6 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 14.7 mi
  • Grotto: 14.7 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 14.7 mi
  • Acorn Face: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 4.9 mi
  • County Beach: 7.2 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 15.1 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 20.0 mi
Springs: 6
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 17.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 17.7 mi
  • Rd: 17.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.4 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of John J. Kelly Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walling MountainWNW 286°675 m9.2 mi
Becket MountainWNW 283°663 m8.5 mi
Garnet HillNNW 342°663 m8.9 mi
Pelton HillNNW 343°609 m6.8 mi
Wadsworth HillW 280°606 m5.9 mi
Dorman MountainWSW 257°595 m9.3 mi
Kingsbury MountainWSW 244°581 m9.0 mi
Church HillSW 225°565 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29748028

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