Leaping Well Res.
Leaping Well Res. is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the west, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bynan Conservation Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 15.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 24.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 5 mi
- Waterfall · 26 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 27 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bynan Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Buttery Brook Park: 1.2 mi
- Woodlawn Field: 1.2 mi
- Creighton Lawn: 1.6 mi
- Abbey Green: 1.6 mi
- Bynan Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Itner Smith Property: 0.9 mi
- Titus Pond: 1.0 mi
- Black/Stevens Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Warner Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Finns Hill: 2.0 mi
- Cold Hill: 2.5 mi
- Fox Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cedar Knob: 3.5 mi
- Mary Lyon's Grave: 1.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 1.8 mi
- South Hadley Canal: 2.2 mi
- General Tadeusz Kosciuszko: 2.7 mi
- Gold Star Mothers Monument: 2.7 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Joseph Skinner Museum: 2.2 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 2.2 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 2.9 mi
- Holyoke Children's Museum: 2.9 mi
- Student Garden: 1.4 mi
- Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Hampshire Food Forest: 6.7 mi
- Phoenix Garden: 6.8 mi
- Pick-your-own Fields: 7.0 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 3.0 mi
- World War II Tank: 6.1 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 8.9 mi
- Springfield Museums: 8.9 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 10.5 mi
- Lady Liberty: 2.9 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 5.9 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 6.4 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 6.9 mi
- C3: 7.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 5.4 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 6.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.1 mi
- David Musante Beach: 11.2 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 12.9 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 18.6 mi
- Waterfall: 20.3 mi
- Cascade: 20.7 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 22.1 mi
- Glendale Falls: 22.2 mi
- Titans Piazza: 4.5 mi
- Indian Leap: 6.3 mi
- Roaring Falls: 17.9 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 20.3 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 20.8 mi
- Rd: 5.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 5.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 5.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 6.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Leaping Well Res.. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | W 278° | 363 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | WNW 281° | 352 m | 9.7 mi |
| East Hill | NE 50° | 338 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | NNE 27° | 337 m | 5.7 mi |
| Deadtop | WNW 289° | 333 m | 4.5 mi |
| Juckett Hill | NE 56° | 327 m | 11.3 mi |
| West Hill | NE 43° | 324 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mud Hill | WNW 282° | 324 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29907698
Day trips start here
- South Hadley · 2 mi
- Holyoke · 4 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 5 mi
- Ludlow · 7 mi
- Northampton · 7 mi
- Hadley · 8 mi
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