- Elevation, modelled
- 162 m
- Tallest summit within 11.0 miles
- Mount Pisgah379 m · 9.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16921.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0574, -72.4191
Minnechaug Mountain is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 162 m. Mount Pisgah stands 379 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Forest, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.
- Built
- 2001-11-09
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Minnechaug Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | E 81° | 379 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Hitchcock | ENE 77° | 356 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tupper Hill | ESE 103° | 352 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bear Hill | E 101° | 347 m | 8.0 mi |
| Moss Hill | E 100° | 341 m | 8.5 mi |
| Peck Hill | E 93° | 336 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SE 140° | 332 m | 5.0 mi |
| Moon Mountain | ENE 70° | 330 m | 3.2 mi |
- 21.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 24.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 26.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 28.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Forest: 0.3 mi
- Minnechaug Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Goat Rock Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Kibbe Farm: 0.8 mi
- West Brook Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Hampden Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Gerrish Park: 0.8 mi
- Gazebo Park: 4.5 mi
- Crane Park: 4.5 mi
- Center School Park: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Pine Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.8 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Mount Vision: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Childrens Museum: 3.6 mi
- Childrens Museum: 3.7 mi
- Somers Historical Society Museum: 5.1 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 5.7 mi
- Titanic Museum: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 4.5 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 7.4 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 7.6 mi
- Omiskanoagwiah: 8.4 mi
Artworks
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 7.5 mi
- The Three Graces: 8.4 mi
- Horton Court: 9.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 9.1 mi
- The Storyteller: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 56
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 9.2 mi
- Yertle Garden: 9.2 mi
- sensory garden: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 51
- Goat Rock: 0.7 mi
- SSG 102: 8.2 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 9.1 mi
- Springfield Museums: 9.2 mi
- Path Continues: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 13.2 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 16.5 mi
- Cascades: 18.3 mi
- Cascades: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Haviland Pond Beach: 8.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 9.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 10.4 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Indian Leap: 7.9 mi
- Flag Rock: 18.5 mi
- Titans Piazza: 18.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 21.2 mi
- Coney Rock: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Enfield: 18.1 mi
- Greenwich: 21.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.9 mi
- Prescott: 23.4 mi
- Bara-Hack: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 10.3 mi
- Picnic: 17.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 15.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 15.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 9 mi away.
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