Southwick Rail Trail
Southwick Rail Trail is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 9.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southwick Park and Recreation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 12.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 17 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Hill: 0.2 mi
- Stony Hill: 1.4 mi
- Southwick Hill: 1.6 mi
- Provin Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bush Hill: 2.8 mi
- Rail Trail: 1.4 mi
- Whalley Park: 1.6 mi
- Rail Trail: 2.1 mi
- Rail Trail: 2.4 mi
- Amelia's Garden: 2.4 mi
- Amelia Park Children's Museum: 2.4 mi
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers: 2.4 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 6.6 mi
- Josiah Day House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine: 8.0 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 2.7 mi
- Epiphany: 3.5 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 3.6 mi
- Angel of Independence: 3.6 mi
- The Globe: 4.5 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 2.9 mi
- Rock of Pearl Harbor: 3.5 mi
- Commemorative Brick Plaza: 3.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Catherine L. O'Brien Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Providence Arboretum: 2.7 mi
- Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Grandmothers' Garden: 3.3 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 3.6 mi
- Arboretum: 3.7 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 7.3 mi
- state boundary marker: 8.4 mi
- Springfield Museums: 8.5 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 8.5 mi
- A-3B "Skywarrior": 9.4 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 7.9 mi
- Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 10.4 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 10.5 mi
- Enders Falls: 10.7 mi
- Indian Leap: 14.6 mi
- Corps Wall: 16.3 mi
- Murdock Wall: 16.3 mi
- Grotto: 16.3 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 16.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 3.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 9.2 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 15.4 mi
- County Beach: 17.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 17.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.4 mi
- Rd: 9.4 mi
- Big Spring: 15.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 7.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Southwick Rail Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | W 275° | 448 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sweetman Mountain | WNW 285° | 446 m | 7.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 267° | 425 m | 9.3 mi |
| Holden Hill | W 281° | 412 m | 7.7 mi |
| Birch Hill | NW 308° | 407 m | 9.4 mi |
| Winchell Mountain | W 260° | 403 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tarrot Hill | NW 312° | 383 m | 9.9 mi |
| Tillotson Hill | WNW 302° | 373 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29856098
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 9 mi
- Holyoke · 11 mi
- Blandford · 12 mi
- East Windsor · 15 mi
- Ludlow · 15 mi
- South Hadley · 15 mi
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