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Public/Private Conservation Area

Public/Private Conservation Area from directly overhead

Public/Private Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. High Ridge stands 447 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hatfield Line Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

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What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates42.35363, -72.63575

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Elwell State Park: 1.1 mi
  • Agnes Fox Field: 1.8 mi
  • Sheldon Field: 1.8 mi
  • Arcanum Field: 1.9 mi
  • Childs Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Round Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Baker Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Kings Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Horse Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Roberts Hill: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 53
Gardens: 35
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Capen Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Rock Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 2.4 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 32
  • War Memorial Pool: 6.4 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 10.4 mi
  • Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 13.4 mi
  • World War II Tank: 14.5 mi
  • Timber Frame: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 30
  • C3: 2.0 mi
  • Graffiti Wall: 5.7 mi
  • John Calipari: 5.8 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 5.8 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 11
  • Sandy Beach: 2.5 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Bear's Den Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Waterfall: 22.7 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 11.0 mi
  • Rd: 11.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 14.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Public/Private Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High RidgeNNW 327°447 m7.8 mi
Battlecock HillWNW 287°442 m7.3 mi
Kidds LookoutW 272°438 m7.7 mi
Walnut HillWNW 300°438 m7.9 mi
Walnut HillNW 319°432 m7.0 mi
Walcott HillWNW 295°396 m7.3 mi
Dry HillNNW 331°396 m7.3 mi
Bascom HillW 274°375 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465867727062503930
Precip in3.42.93.53.83.74.54.14.14.64.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29911590

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