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Phelon Memorial Forest

Phelon Memorial Forest from directly overhead

Phelon Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Jackson Hill stands 520 m to the northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterfall, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 7.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.09604, -72.91000

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Holden Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Liberty Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Sweetman Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Cobble Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Watson Park: 6.0 mi
  • Tekoa Park: 6.2 mi
  • Apartment Complex Courtyard: 6.3 mi
  • Campus Green: 6.4 mi
  • Courtney Courtyard: 6.5 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks: 44
  • The Globe: 6.4 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 6.6 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 8.5 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 8.6 mi
  • Epiphany: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 42
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 6.6 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Arboretum: 6.8 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 37
  • state boundary marker: 4.1 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 8.7 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 10.2 mi
  • cellar hole: 10.6 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Waterfall: 0.1 mi
  • cascade: 5.8 mi
  • cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Corps Wall: 8.2 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 8.2 mi
  • Grotto: 8.2 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 8.2 mi
  • Acorn Face: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.7 mi
  • Rd: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Phelon Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson HillNW 315°520 m7.5 mi
Lair MountainWNW 293°513 m6.4 mi
Walnut HillNNW 327°505 m7.9 mi
Noyes HillW 279°496 m6.5 mi
Dug HillNNW 349°486 m7.8 mi
Tow HillWNW 283°466 m5.0 mi
Babb HillWNW 294°465 m4.5 mi
Bull MountainWSW 248°456 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3816:24

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/917225069

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