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Parsons Hill Conservation Area

Parsons Hill Conservation Area from directly overhead

Parsons Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Dry Hill stands 423 m to the north-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastman Brook Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 11 miles off.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.42530, -72.52543

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Pulpit Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Boreas: 1.8 mi
  • Flat Hills: 2.0 mi
  • Bull Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Poverty Mountain: 3.0 mi
Parks
  • Mill River Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
  • Cushman Common: 1.2 mi
  • Brandywine Park: 1.3 mi
  • Athletic Fields North: 1.9 mi
  • UMass Orchards: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Chapel: 2.5 mi
  • William Smith Clark Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 2.5 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 3.6 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 3.6 mi
Museums: 54
Attractions: 36
  • War Memorial Pool: 3.2 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 9.3 mi
  • Greenfield Energy Park: 11.8 mi
  • Old North Dana Depot: 12.9 mi
  • Timber Frame: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 35
Artworks: 31
Cliffs: 20
  • Roaring Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 7.4 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 9.9 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 10.4 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 0.6 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 9.4 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Bear's Den Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Pulpit Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 17.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 17.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Parsons Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dry HillNNE 20°423 m8.7 mi
Mount TobyN 352°386 m4.4 mi
Brushy MountainNE 40°380 m4.4 mi
Mount LincolnSE 129°375 m6.7 mi
Pine HillESE 113°371 m6.7 mi
Morse HillNE 41°366 m6.3 mi
Roaring MountainN 358°356 m4.1 mi
Mount NorwottockS 175°337 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1419:4920:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1715:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212334465867727062503828
Precip in3.43.03.73.73.84.64.54.74.74.93.64.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leverett #2, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29907785

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