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Little River Flood Control

Little River Flood Control from directly overhead

Little River Flood Control is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Line, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 8.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Westfield Parks and Recreation Department
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.10731, -72.74628

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Amelia's Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Elizabeth Parker Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cross Street Playground: 0.7 mi
  • General Shepard Park: 0.9 mi
  • White Street Pocket Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
  • Heroes of Westfield: 0.6 mi
  • Epiphany: 1.4 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 1.5 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 2.3 mi
  • The Globe: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers Monument: 0.9 mi
  • Rock of Pearl Harbor: 1.4 mi
  • Commemorative Brick Plaza: 1.5 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Stony Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Round Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Bush Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Kelly Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Provin Mountain: 2.9 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Providence Arboretum: 1.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Grandmothers' Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Arboretum: 2.2 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 37
  • New England Sky Screamer: 8.1 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 8.2 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 8.2 mi
  • World War II Tank: 8.5 mi
  • state boundary marker: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Waterfall: 8.5 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 11.6 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 12
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.6 mi
  • Rd: 7.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Little River Flood Control. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillW 263°448 m9.4 mi
Sweetman MountainW 270°446 m7.3 mi
Holden HillW 265°412 m7.6 mi
Birch HillWNW 296°407 m8.4 mi
Bungy MountainNNW 339°405 m8.8 mi
Winchell MountainWSW 247°403 m8.7 mi
Tarrot HillWNW 302°383 m8.7 mi
Tillotson HillWNW 291°373 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29909042

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