Swenson Land
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Swenson Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Ragged Hill stands 368 m to the north, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Coy Hill Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 22.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 21 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 24 mi
- Waterfall · 28 mi
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coy Hill Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- Lucy Stone Home Site: 1.0 mi
- Coy Hill Wildlife Management Area: 1.3 mi
- Rock House Reservation: 2.0 mi
- Town Land: 2.6 mi
- Coys Hill: 0.9 mi
- Colonels Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bare Knoll: 2.4 mi
- Marks Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Ragged Hill: 3.2 mi
- Lucy Stone Park: 1.7 mi
- Lucy Stone Park: 1.7 mi
- Cutter Park: 2.0 mi
- Warren Common: 2.0 mi
- KIA memorial: 2.6 mi
- The Rock House: 1.9 mi
- Path Continues: 3.8 mi
- Path Continues: 3.9 mi
- Path Continues?: 4.0 mi
- Path Continues: 5.8 mi
- Warren Civil War Monument: 2.0 mi
- KIA Memorial: 2.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: Steel Beam: 3.5 mi
- Dr. Milman Pease Fountain: 4.9 mi
- Winsor Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Stone House Museum: 11.1 mi
- Belchertown Firefighter's Museum: 11.3 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 12.0 mi
- Pelham Historical Society: 15.1 mi
- Childrens Museum: 15.5 mi
- Motion: 13.1 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 15.4 mi
- Guitar: 16.5 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 18.4 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 18.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 10.4 mi
- Small House Garden: 10.4 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- IUI Garden for the Ages: 17.8 mi
- West Brookfield Town Beach: 2.2 mi
- Lashaway Park Town Beach: 7.2 mi
- Streeter Beach: 9.7 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 15.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 17.3 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 11.7 mi
- Overlook: 15.4 mi
- Indian Leap: 16.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.8 mi
- Titans Piazza: 21.1 mi
- Rd: 23.9 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.1 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.1 mi
- Picnic: 16.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.4 mi
- Cascade: 20.2 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 21.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Swenson Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | N 6° | 368 m | 3.2 mi |
| Steerage Rock | SSW 194° | 367 m | 7.1 mi |
| Colonels Mountain | WSW 258° | 362 m | 2.2 mi |
| Coys Hill | WNW 286° | 356 m | 0.9 mi |
| Tufts Hill | NE 46° | 351 m | 7.5 mi |
| Poverty Hill | N 357° | 348 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bell Hill | ENE 63° | 336 m | 6.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | S 185° | 336 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29915737
Day trips start here
- Spencer · 10 mi
- Holland · 12 mi
- South County · 14 mi
- Southbridge · 14 mi
- Ludlow · 16 mi
- Hampden · 17 mi
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