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North Branch Conservation Area

North Branch Conservation Area from directly overhead

North Branch Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the west-northwest, 5.0 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1992-05-15
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.27801, -72.72489

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pomeroy Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Mud Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Little Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Mineral Hills: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Main Street Park: 2.8 mi
  • Catherine Root Park: 2.8 mi
  • John Bator Park: 2.9 mi
  • Daley Field: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Mill Pond Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 59
Gardens: 37
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 4.4 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 5.2 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Rock Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Capen Garden: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Guild Art Supply: 3.0 mi
  • C3: 5.7 mi
  • Lady Liberty: 7.7 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 10.3 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 10.4 mi
Attractions: 27
Waterfalls: 18
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Waterfall: 15.8 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 11
  • David Musante Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 14.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 6.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 6.8 mi
  • Rd: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of North Branch Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahWNW 301°468 m5.0 mi
Shaw LedgesNNW 327°460 m6.8 mi
Dry HillNW 313°454 m5.5 mi
Battlecock HillNNW 341°442 m7.7 mi
Spruce HillWNW 298°438 m4.3 mi
Kidds LookoutNNW 330°438 m6.3 mi
Bofat HillNNW 328°434 m7.2 mi
Cub HillWNW 287°424 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29857443

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