Pesky Serpent Conservation Area
Pesky Serpent Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Mount Pisgah stands 379 m to the east, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Vision, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 24.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 27.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Vision: 0.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 0.9 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Chapin: 2.4 mi
- Mount Marcy: 2.9 mi
- Rice Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Wilbraham Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Sunrise Peak Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Sunrise Peak Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- West Brook Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Childrens Museum: 1.2 mi
- Childrens Museum: 1.3 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 5.6 mi
- Titanic Museum: 5.8 mi
- Somers Historical Society Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hampden Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Gazebo Park: 2.0 mi
- Crane Park: 2.1 mi
- Gerrish Park: 2.4 mi
- South Branch Park: 3.1 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.1 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 5.2 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 6.3 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 6.6 mi
- Frank A Hyrniewicz Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 8.0 mi
- Yertle Garden: 8.0 mi
- Student Garden: 13.1 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 5.0 mi
- The Three Graces: 7.7 mi
- Horton Court: 7.9 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 7.9 mi
- The Storyteller: 7.9 mi
- Goat Rock: 2.1 mi
- SSG 102: 6.9 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 7.9 mi
- Springfield Museums: 8.0 mi
- World War II Tank: 8.9 mi
- Cascade: 9.0 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 15.5 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 18.7 mi
- Cascades: 20.8 mi
- Cascades: 20.8 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 6.0 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 11.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.5 mi
- Streeter Beach: 15.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 5.5 mi
- Titans Piazza: 16.2 mi
- Flag Rock: 20.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 23.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 23.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 9.9 mi
- Picnic: 18.6 mi
- Rd: 13.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 13.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 13.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Pesky Serpent Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | E 95° | 379 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Hitchcock | E 93° | 356 m | 8.8 mi |
| Tupper Hill | ESE 117° | 352 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | ESE 115° | 347 m | 9.4 mi |
| Moss Hill | ESE 113° | 341 m | 9.8 mi |
| Peck Hill | ESE 112° | 336 m | 7.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSE 148° | 332 m | 7.3 mi |
| Moon Mountain | ESE 109° | 330 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29856975
Day trips start here
- Hampden · 2 mi
- Ludlow · 5 mi
- Somers · 7 mi
- Longmeadow · 8 mi
- Holyoke · 12 mi
- East Windsor · 14 mi
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