Palmer Wildlife Management Area
Palmer Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Ragged Hill stands 368 m to the north-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonels Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 19 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 25 mi
- Waterfall · 28 mi
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colonels Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Fox Hill: 1.0 mi
- Marks Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Coys Hill: 2.0 mi
- Devils Peak: 2.1 mi
- Dean Park: 0.8 mi
- Cutter Park: 2.0 mi
- Memorial Field: 2.1 mi
- Nenamesek Park: 2.3 mi
- Veterans' Park: 2.3 mi
- Town Land: 1.1 mi
- Palmer Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Palmer Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Town Land: 2.5 mi
- Coy Hill Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: Steel Beam: 2.0 mi
- Warren Civil War Monument: 2.5 mi
- KIA Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Winsor Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
- Dr. Milman Pease Fountain: 7.0 mi
- The Rock House: 3.6 mi
- Path Continues?: 5.8 mi
- Path Continues: 6.2 mi
- Path Continues: 6.3 mi
- Timber Frame: 6.4 mi
- Stone House Museum: 9.1 mi
- Belchertown Firefighter's Museum: 9.3 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 9.8 mi
- Childrens Museum: 12.9 mi
- Childrens Museum: 13.0 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 12.8 mi
- Motion: 14.2 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 16.4 mi
- Robert Frost: 17.3 mi
- Quinnipiac: 18.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 10.9 mi
- Small House Garden: 10.9 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Pick-your-own Fields: 16.4 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 4.7 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- Streeter Beach: 9.8 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 12.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 16.0 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 12.5 mi
- Indian Leap: 13.5 mi
- Overlook: 16.8 mi
- Titans Piazza: 18.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Picnic: 16.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.0 mi
- Rd: 21.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 21.5 mi
- Cascade: 18.3 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 22.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Palmer Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | NNE 34° | 368 m | 5.0 mi |
| Steerage Rock | S 173° | 367 m | 5.9 mi |
| Colonels Mountain | NNE 26° | 362 m | 0.7 mi |
| Coys Hill | NE 50° | 356 m | 2.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | SSE 158° | 336 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bell Hill | ENE 64° | 336 m | 8.6 mi |
| Marks Mountain | SE 142° | 331 m | 1.7 mi |
| Dearth Hill | S 184° | 327 m | 8.8 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 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29913822
Day trips start here
- Holland · 12 mi
- Ludlow · 13 mi
- Spencer · 13 mi
- Hampden · 14 mi
- Southbridge · 15 mi
- South County · 16 mi
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