Mandell Hill Conservation Area
Mandell Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Hawes Hill stands 383 m to the north-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mandell Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 23.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 20.4 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kiwanis Point · 18 mi
- Summit House · 21 mi
- Overlook · 23 mi
- Waterfall · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mandell Hill: 0.7 mi
- Ruggles Hill: 1.0 mi
- Goat Hill: 1.8 mi
- Poverty Hill: 1.8 mi
- Charity Hill: 2.5 mi
- Moose Brook Access: 0.8 mi
- Paige Farm: 1.4 mi
- Moose Brook Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Winimusset Wildlife Conservation Easement: 2.2 mi
- Ware River Access: 3.5 mi
- Goddard Park: 1.4 mi
- Deer Park: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Field: 2.6 mi
- Grenville Park: 6.1 mi
- Felton Field: 6.2 mi
- The Rock House: 5.3 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 5.6 mi
- F-94 Starfire Crash Site: 5.8 mi
- Path Continues: 6.0 mi
- Old Car: 6.1 mi
- Dana Common Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Dana Common Historical Rock: 6.1 mi
- Survey Disk- TT 12 GA 1942: 6.2 mi
- Grave's Landing: 7.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: Steel Beam: 7.6 mi
- Pelham Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Belchertown Firefighter's Museum: 12.6 mi
- Stone House Museum: 12.6 mi
- Fisher Museum: 13.0 mi
- Old Academy Building: 13.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.1 mi
- Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Fort River Elementary Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 16.7 mi
- Small House Garden: 16.8 mi
- Guitar: 16.3 mi
- Robert Frost: 17.6 mi
- Quinnipiac: 18.2 mi
- Metawampe: 18.3 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 18.3 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 5.6 mi
- Overlook: 8.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.0 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 17.2 mi
- Ice Fall: 17.3 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 7.4 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 9.9 mi
- Streeter Beach: 16.3 mi
- Silver Lake Beach: 18.0 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 18.2 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 15.8 mi
- Doane's Falls: 21.1 mi
- Doane's Falls: 21.1 mi
- Emerson Falls: 22.3 mi
- Spirit Falls: 22.5 mi
- Picnic: 23.0 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Mandell Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawes Hill | NNE 20° | 383 m | 8.4 mi |
| Babbitt Hill | NNE 18° | 376 m | 8.8 mi |
| Allen Hill | NNE 22° | 374 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sherman Hill | N 11° | 369 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ragged Hill | S 188° | 368 m | 3.9 mi |
| Colonels Mountain | SSW 202° | 362 m | 8.1 mi |
| Loring Hill | N 9° | 357 m | 7.8 mi |
| Coys Hill | SSW 194° | 356 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:34 | 16:20 |
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 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barre Falls DAM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/922180009
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 11 mi
- Central Massachusetts · 16 mi
- Princeton · 17 mi
- Amherst · 18 mi
- Gardner · 18 mi
- Ashburnham · 19 mi
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