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Springfield Water Works

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Springfield Water Works from directly overhead

Springfield Water Works is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Dug Hill stands 486 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Westfield Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.6 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
City of Springfield Water Department

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11289, -72.82417

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Drake Mountain: 0.9 mi
  • Rocky Point: 1.5 mi
  • Seymour Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Westfield Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Bush Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
  • Apartment Complex Courtyard: 1.9 mi
  • Campus Green: 2.0 mi
  • Stanley Park: 2.0 mi
  • Courtney Courtyard: 2.1 mi
  • New Hall Courtyard: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 51
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 2.1 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Arboretum: 2.2 mi
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 2.3 mi
Artworks: 40
  • The Globe: 2.0 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 2.0 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 4.0 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 4.1 mi
  • Epiphany: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 36
  • state boundary marker: 6.6 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 11.8 mi
  • cellar hole: 12.0 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 12.2 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Waterfall: 4.7 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 9.0 mi
  • cascade: 9.4 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Corps Wall: 12.7 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 12.8 mi
  • Grotto: 12.8 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 12.8 mi
  • Acorn Face: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Babbs Beach: 6.8 mi
  • County Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Thompsonville Boat Launch: 13.7 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 17.3 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 17.6 mi
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.3 mi
  • Rd: 10.4 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Springfield Water Works. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dug HillNW 318°486 m8.8 mi
Tow HillW 270°466 m9.3 mi
Babb HillW 275°465 m8.5 mi
Liberty HillWSW 253°448 m5.5 mi
Beech HillWNW 283°447 m7.5 mi
Sweetman MountainW 262°446 m3.4 mi
Sunset HillNW 311°446 m6.7 mi
Prospect HillWSW 241°425 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514030
Precip in4.03.63.94.74.25.14.33.84.45.24.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29748916

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