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South Plum Brook Conservation Area

South Plum Brook Conservation Area from directly overhead

South Plum Brook Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Mount Lincoln stands 375 m to the east-northeast, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Simmons Farm Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.33150, -72.51349

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • DonaldCurtis Workshop: 0.8 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Amethyst Brook Labryinth: 3.8 mi
  • William Smith Clark Memorial: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • South Amherst Common: 0.8 mi
  • Groff Park: 1.9 mi
  • Hitchcock Field: 2.5 mi
  • Memorial Field: 2.6 mi
  • Pratt Field: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 52
  • War Memorial Pool: 3.3 mi
  • Timber Frame: 9.5 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 10.0 mi
  • World War II Tank: 13.3 mi
  • Indian Kitchen: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 34
Artworks: 30
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 13
  • Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 5.9 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Bear's Den Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 23.1 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Rd: 11.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.7 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of South Plum Brook Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LincolnENE 64°375 m5.1 mi
Pine HillNE 55°371 m6.8 mi
Mount TomSW 228°363 m9.3 mi
East HillE 87°338 m6.2 mi
Mount NorwottockS 176°337 m1.8 mi
Prescott HillENE 59°336 m9.8 mi
DeadtopSW 231°333 m8.6 mi
Juckett HillE 94°327 m6.9 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 solstice07:1715:3616:21

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/868891974

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