S. K. Drondowski Conservation Area
S. K. Drondowski Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the west-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Main Street Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 9.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 10.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 21.6 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 27.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 5 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 23 mi
- view to west · 24 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Main Street Park: 0.2 mi
- John Bator Park: 0.6 mi
- Lower Mill Pond Park: 0.7 mi
- Catherine Root Park: 0.7 mi
- Lower Mill Pond Park: 0.9 mi
- Edward J. Dwyer Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Dwyer Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Brickyard Brook Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Pomeroy Meadows Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Lovefield Wellfield: 1.5 mi
- Whiting Peak: 2.0 mi
- Deadtop: 2.0 mi
- Goat Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mount Tom: 2.5 mi
- Dry Knoll: 2.6 mi
- Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Erie Ruins: 2.9 mi
- Eyrie House: 2.9 mi
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 3.1 mi
- First Leutenant Edward W. Kennedy Monument: 4.7 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 3.8 mi
- Historic Northampton: 4.3 mi
- Joseph Skinner Museum: 5.3 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 5.3 mi
- Wistariahurst Museum: 5.5 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 3.7 mi
- Systematics Garden: 3.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 3.7 mi
- Capen Garden: 4.0 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 0.5 mi
- C3: 4.3 mi
- Lady Liberty: 5.6 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 8.1 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 10.5 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 5.8 mi
- World War II Tank: 9.7 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 11.1 mi
- Springfield Museums: 12.4 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 12.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 4.2 mi
- Indian Leap: 12.3 mi
- Roaring Falls: 17.0 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 20.1 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 23.3 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
- Glendale Falls: 15.8 mi
- Waterfall: 17.1 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 20.7 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 22.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 4.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.8 mi
- David Musante Beach: 5.9 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 12.3 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 12.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 5.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 5.4 mi
- Rd: 5.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 10.1 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of S. K. Drondowski Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | WNW 294° | 468 m | 7.5 mi |
| Dry Hill | WNW 303° | 454 m | 7.8 mi |
| Spruce Hill | WNW 291° | 438 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kidds Lookout | NW 316° | 438 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cub Hill | WNW 284° | 424 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bungy Mountain | WSW 246° | 405 m | 7.5 mi |
| Fisher Hill | W 273° | 400 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bascom Hill | NW 322° | 375 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29856557
Day trips start here
- Northampton · 4 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 4 mi
- Holyoke · 5 mi
- South Hadley · 5 mi
- Hadley · 7 mi
- Amherst · 11 mi
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