Tait St. Site
Tait St. Site is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Myrtle Street Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 19.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 27.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Myrtle Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Godfrey Park: 0.4 mi
- Cottage Hill Park: 0.5 mi
- Dr. Stusick Square: 1.1 mi
- Library Park: 1.2 mi
- Titanic Museum: 0.4 mi
- Edward Bellamy House: 4.0 mi
- Childrens Museum: 5.1 mi
- Childrens Museum: 5.3 mi
- Springfield Armory Museum: 5.4 mi
- Long Pond Bog: 0.8 mi
- Mckinley Drain Lot: 0.9 mi
- Lake Lorraine Conservation Are: 1.3 mi
- Lake Lorraine State Park: 1.3 mi
- Hallahan Acq.: 1.4 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 1.2 mi
- Titanic Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 4.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Minechoag Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Jefferson Peak: 4.1 mi
- Facing Rock: 4.7 mi
- High Hill: 5.0 mi
- Facing Hills: 5.1 mi
- World War II Tank: 4.4 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 5.7 mi
- Springfield Museums: 5.7 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 5.9 mi
- Goat Rock: 8.0 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 5.7 mi
- Yertle Garden: 5.8 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Student Garden: 7.0 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 1.9 mi
- The Lorax: 5.7 mi
- Horton Court: 5.7 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 5.7 mi
- The Storyteller: 5.7 mi
- Cascade: 15.1 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 20.7 mi
- Waterfall: 21.3 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 21.5 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 22.2 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 1.7 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 11.0 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 12.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 15.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 1.0 mi
- Titans Piazza: 10.1 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 21.7 mi
- Roaring Falls: 22.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 4.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.0 mi
- Picnic: 23.9 mi
- Rd: 7.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.9 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Tait St. Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | NW 307° | 363 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | N 359° | 337 m | 9.9 mi |
| Deadtop | NW 312° | 333 m | 9.4 mi |
| Moon Mountain | SE 129° | 330 m | 9.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SSE 150° | 323 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 147° | 319 m | 9.8 mi |
| Whiting Peak | NW 315° | 305 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 148° | 303 m | 10.3 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 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
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 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29907538
Day trips start here
- Ludlow · 2 mi
- Holyoke · 7 mi
- South Hadley · 7 mi
- Hampden · 8 mi
- Longmeadow · 9 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 11 mi
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