Springfield Water Works
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Springfield Water Works is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 242 m. Jackson Hill stands 520 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Point, a peak 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 4.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Springfield Water Department
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 8.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 18 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Point: 0.2 mi
- Seymour Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Drake Mountain: 1.2 mi
- East Sweetman Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Westfield Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Springfield Water Works: 0.5 mi
- Springfield Water Works: 1.0 mi
- Water Department Land: 1.3 mi
- Pitoniak Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Westfield Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Apartment Complex Courtyard: 2.9 mi
- Tekoa Park: 3.0 mi
- Campus Green: 3.0 mi
- Courtney Courtyard: 3.1 mi
- New Hall Courtyard: 3.2 mi
- Catherine L. O'Brien Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 5.2 mi
- Commemorative Brick Plaza: 5.4 mi
- Rock of Pearl Harbor: 5.4 mi
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers: 4.2 mi
- Amelia Park Children's Museum: 5.2 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 12.0 mi
- Josiah Day House Museum: 12.0 mi
- Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine: 12.1 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 3.4 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 3.4 mi
- Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- Arboretum: 3.5 mi
- Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- state boundary marker: 6.2 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 12.0 mi
- cellar hole: 12.1 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 12.3 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 13.3 mi
- The Globe: 3.1 mi
- Angel of Independence: 3.4 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 5.4 mi
- Epiphany: 5.4 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 5.4 mi
- Waterfall: 3.5 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 7.5 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 8.7 mi
- cascade: 8.8 mi
- cascade: 8.8 mi
- Corps Wall: 11.5 mi
- Murdock Wall: 11.5 mi
- Grotto: 11.5 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 11.5 mi
- Acorn Face: 11.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 8.0 mi
- County Beach: 11.1 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.1 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 16.8 mi
- David Musante Beach: 17.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 11.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 11.3 mi
- Rd: 11.4 mi
- Big Spring: 13.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 15.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Questing: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Springfield Water Works. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hill | WNW 294° | 520 m | 9.1 mi |
| Lair Mountain | W 276° | 513 m | 8.9 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NW 305° | 505 m | 8.9 mi |
| Dug Hill | NW 323° | 486 m | 7.6 mi |
| Tow Hill | W 267° | 466 m | 7.9 mi |
| Babb Hill | W 272° | 465 m | 7.1 mi |
| Liberty Hill | WSW 243° | 448 m | 4.4 mi |
| Beech Hill | WNW 282° | 447 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29747269
Day trips start here
- Blandford · 6 mi
- Chester · 13 mi
- Holyoke · 13 mi
- Otis · 13 mi
- Longmeadow · 15 mi
- Berkshires · 16 mi
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