Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Sunrise Peak Conservation Area
Sunrise Peak Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Mount Pisgah stands 379 m to the east, 8.8 miles off. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1970
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.10101, -72.40712
- 21.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 25.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sunrise Peak Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
- Rice Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Thayer Brook Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Pesky Serpent Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Indian Ridge: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Wigwam Hill: 0.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 0.6 mi
- Mount Vision: 0.8 mi
- Mount Chapin: 1.5 mi
- Mount Marcy: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Childrens Museum: 1.5 mi
- Childrens Museum: 1.6 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 4.3 mi
- Titanic Museum: 6.3 mi
- Somers Historical Society Museum: 8.1 mi
Parks
- Gazebo Park: 1.9 mi
- Crane Park: 1.9 mi
- Hampden Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Gerrish Park: 3.3 mi
- Spectacle Pond: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 1.9 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 5.6 mi
- Frank A Hyrniewicz Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Stone Fountain: 5.8 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 52
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 9.2 mi
- Yertle Garden: 9.2 mi
- Student Garden: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 52
- Goat Rock: 3.0 mi
- SSG 102: 5.5 mi
- Path Continues: 8.5 mi
- Path Continues: 8.7 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 49
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 5.1 mi
- The Three Graces: 9.1 mi
- Horton Court: 9.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 9.2 mi
- The Storyteller: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 15
- Haviland Pond Beach: 6.1 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 12.4 mi
- Streeter Beach: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Cascade: 9.1 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 16.2 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 19.6 mi
- Cascades: 21.0 mi
- Cascades: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Indian Leap: 5.8 mi
- Titans Piazza: 16.4 mi
- Flag Rock: 21.6 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 22.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 9.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
- Picnic: 17.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 14.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Sunrise Peak Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | E 100° | 379 m | 8.8 mi |
| Steerage Rock | ENE 73° | 367 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Hitchcock | E 98° | 356 m | 7.6 mi |
| Tupper Hill | SE 125° | 352 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | ESE 122° | 347 m | 8.5 mi |
| Moss Hill | ESE 120° | 341 m | 9.0 mi |
| Peck Hill | ESE 122° | 336 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSE 159° | 332 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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