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Reed Property Conservation Restriction

Reed Property Conservation Restriction from directly overhead

Reed Property Conservation Restriction is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Packard Mountain stands 386 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is West Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002-05-07

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34706, -72.41286

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • West Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Mount Lincoln: 1.3 mi
  • East Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Dodge Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Juckett Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lake Vale Cemetery: 3.3 mi
  • Austin Gaughan Memorial Field: 4.2 mi
  • Amethyst Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
  • South Amherst Common: 4.7 mi
  • Town Common: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Amethyst Brook Labryinth: 4.0 mi
  • Classic Car Junkyard: 4.3 mi
  • Winsor Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 5.7 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 5.7 mi
Attractions
  • War Memorial Pool: 5.7 mi
  • Timber Frame: 6.0 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 9.7 mi
  • F-94 Starfire Crash Site: 9.9 mi
  • Dead Man's Curve: 10.0 mi
Museums: 51
Gardens: 37
Artworks: 31
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 11
Waterfalls: 5
  • Bear's Den Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 23.4 mi
  • Doane's Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Spirit Falls: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 16.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.7 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Reed Property Conservation Restriction. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Packard MountainNNE 21°386 m8.5 mi
Brushy MountainNNW 342°380 m9.2 mi
Mount LincolnNNW 336°375 m1.3 mi
Pine HillN 9°371 m2.8 mi
East HillSE 129°338 m1.3 mi
Mount NorwottockWSW 240°337 m5.8 mi
Prescott HillNE 39°336 m5.1 mi
Mount PleasantNE 42°335 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1419:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1615:3516:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534455766716962504030
Precip in3.53.13.73.73.64.24.24.84.54.83.54.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29676473

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