Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Scantic River Conservation Land
Scantic River Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Mount Pisgah stands 379 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gerrish Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.05308, -72.44299
- 22.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 25.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gerrish Park: 0.5 mi
- Hampden Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Center School Park: 3.6 mi
- Center Field: 3.8 mi
- South Branch Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Minnechaug Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Goat Rock Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Hampden Rd. Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Mill Road Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
- Minnechaug Mountain: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Pine Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Vision: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Childrens Museum: 3.8 mi
- Childrens Museum: 4.0 mi
- Somers Historical Society Museum: 4.6 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 6.9 mi
- Longmeadow Historical Society: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 4.8 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 6.3 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Omiskanoagwiah: 7.2 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 7.4 mi
Gardens
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Yertle Garden: 8.2 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 8.2 mi
- Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 11.9 mi
Artworks
- The Three Graces: 7.2 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 7.4 mi
- Horton Court: 8.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 8.1 mi
- The Storyteller: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 50
- Goat Rock: 0.8 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 8.1 mi
- Springfield Museums: 8.2 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 8.9 mi
- SSG 102: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 12.8 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 16.0 mi
- Cascades: 18.6 mi
- Cascades: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 13
- Haviland Pond Beach: 8.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.1 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 9.2 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 10.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Indian Leap: 7.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 18.2 mi
- Titans Piazza: 18.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 21.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Enfield: 18.6 mi
- Greenwich: 22.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.6 mi
- Prescott: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 8.7 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 9.5 mi
- Picnic: 18.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 14.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Scantic River Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | E 81° | 379 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Hitchcock | ENE 77° | 356 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tupper Hill | E 99° | 352 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | E 98° | 347 m | 9.2 mi |
| Moss Hill | E 97° | 341 m | 9.6 mi |
| Peck Hill | E 90° | 336 m | 7.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SE 128° | 332 m | 5.7 mi |
| Moon Mountain | ENE 72° | 330 m | 4.5 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 | 15:37 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29896228
Day trips start here
- Hampden · 2 mi
- Somers · 5 mi
- Longmeadow · 7 mi
- Ludlow · 8 mi
- East Windsor · 11 mi
- Tolland · 13 mi
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