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Park River Estates Open Space

Park River Estates Open Space from directly overhead

Park River Estates Open Space is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the west-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Angel of Independence, a artwork 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 6.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.11697, -72.77890

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stanley Park: 0.5 mi
  • Holcomb Park: 0.8 mi
  • Municipal Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Allen Park: 1.1 mi
  • New Hall Courtyard: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Bush Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Stony Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Pochassic Hills: 2.0 mi
  • Round Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Westfield Mountain: 3.1 mi
Museums
Artworks: 57
  • Angel of Independence: 0.5 mi
  • The Globe: 1.4 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 1.7 mi
  • Epiphany: 1.8 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 54
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Arboretum: 0.5 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 0.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Waterfall: 7.0 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 10.8 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 32
  • state boundary marker: 8.4 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 9.9 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 9.9 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 9.9 mi
  • World War II Tank: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Corps Wall: 15.1 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 15.1 mi
  • Grotto: 15.1 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 15.1 mi
  • Acorn Face: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 12
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.3 mi
  • Rd: 8.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 10.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Park River Estates Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillWSW 256°448 m7.8 mi
Sweetman MountainW 263°446 m5.7 mi
Sunset HillWNW 299°446 m8.4 mi
Prospect HillWSW 247°425 m8.4 mi
Pebble HillWNW 288°424 m9.3 mi
Holden HillWSW 258°412 m6.1 mi
Birch HillWNW 298°407 m6.6 mi
Bungy MountainNNW 349°405 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514030
Precip in4.03.63.94.74.25.14.33.84.45.24.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29912732

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