Mill Pond Access
Mill Pond Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Peck Hill stands 336 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is South Branch Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 21.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 28.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Branch Park: 0.3 mi
- Greenleaf Park: 0.4 mi
- South Branch Park: 0.4 mi
- Beauregard & Schiavina Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- North Branch Park: 1.5 mi
- Wetstone Tract: 0.5 mi
- Venture Pond Cons. Area: 0.6 mi
- South Branch Park: 0.8 mi
- Keddy Tracts: 0.8 mi
- Rose Chase Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- McCarthy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 4.1 mi
- Mount Vision: 4.3 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mount Chapin: 4.5 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 3.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 3.4 mi
- Titanic Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 3.7 mi
- Childrens Museum: 3.1 mi
- Childrens Museum: 3.2 mi
- Titanic Museum: 3.4 mi
- Springfield Armory Museum: 4.4 mi
- George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: 4.6 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 3.5 mi
- Horton Court: 4.6 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 4.6 mi
- The Storyteller: 4.6 mi
- The Lorax: 4.6 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 4.6 mi
- Yertle Garden: 4.7 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Student Garden: 10.5 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 4.6 mi
- Springfield Museums: 4.6 mi
- Goat Rock: 4.8 mi
- World War II Tank: 5.4 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 7.8 mi
- Cascade: 11.9 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 17.1 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 19.9 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 20.5 mi
- Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.9 mi
- Babbs Beach: 14.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 14.5 mi
- Indian Leap: 3.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 13.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 22.3 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 24.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 7.7 mi
- Picnic: 22.2 mi
- Rd: 9.9 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.0 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Mill Pond Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peck Hill | ESE 112° | 336 m | 10.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SE 136° | 332 m | 10.4 mi |
| Moon Mountain | ESE 110° | 330 m | 7.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SE 140° | 323 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 152° | 322 m | 9.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 135° | 319 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 137° | 303 m | 7.1 mi |
| Perkins Mountain | SE 144° | 298 m | 7.5 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–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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29908972
Day trips start here
- Ludlow · 4 mi
- Hampden · 5 mi
- Longmeadow · 6 mi
- Holyoke · 9 mi
- Somers · 9 mi
- South Hadley · 11 mi
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