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Springfield Water Department Land

Springfield Water Department Land from directly overhead

Springfield Water Department Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Sweetman Mountain stands 446 m to the west, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Springfield Water Department
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.09722, -72.69597

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kelly Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Provin Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Liswell Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Round Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Stony Hill: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ridgeview Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mittineague Park: 2.0 mi
  • Sacred Heart Field: 2.6 mi
  • Benjamin Wade Park: 2.7 mi
  • Shea Field: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
  • World War I Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Soldiers Monument: 3.2 mi
  • Rock of Pearl Harbor: 3.3 mi
  • Commemorative Brick Plaza: 3.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Freedom Eagle: 2.7 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 2.9 mi
  • Epiphany: 3.3 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 3.4 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 4.9 mi
Museums
Gardens: 59
  • Providence Arboretum: 3.8 mi
  • Grandmothers' Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 4.8 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 35
  • Springfield Museums: 5.6 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 5.7 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 5.7 mi
  • World War II Tank: 6.5 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Lost Acres Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Waterfall: 11.1 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 13.4 mi
  • Enders Falls: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 13
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.0 mi
  • Rd: 7.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 5.8 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Springfield Water Department Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sweetman MountainW 274°446 m9.9 mi
Holden HillW 270°412 m10.2 mi
Bungy MountainNNW 327°405 m10.6 mi
Mount TomNNE 14°363 m10.3 mi
South MountainWSW 248°357 m9.7 mi
Cobble MountainW 279°351 m9.9 mi
Drake MountainW 274°350 m7.3 mi
Bad Luck MountainW 262°347 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29857073

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