Nature reserve · Massachusetts
The Preserve
The Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Mount Hitchcock stands 356 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1996
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.12998, -72.47240
- 20.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 21.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- The Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Woodland Park Cons. Area: 0.4 mi
- Keddy Tracts: 0.9 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 1.1 mi
- Labelle Dr. Conservation Area: 1.2 mi
Parks
- North Branch Park: 1.4 mi
- Greenleaf Park: 1.5 mi
- South Branch Park: 1.7 mi
- Dr. Stusick Square: 1.9 mi
- Library Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 1.9 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.2 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Titanic Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Childrens Museum: 2.3 mi
- Childrens Museum: 2.4 mi
- Titanic Museum: 2.5 mi
- Springfield Armory Museum: 5.8 mi
- Edward Bellamy House: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Chapin: 3.3 mi
- Mount Marcy: 3.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 3.5 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 3.5 mi
- Mount Vision: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 51
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 6.1 mi
- Yertle Garden: 6.1 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Student Garden: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 46
- Goat Rock: 5.2 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 6.1 mi
- World War II Tank: 6.1 mi
- Springfield Museums: 6.1 mi
- SSG 102: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 42
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 2.0 mi
- Horton Court: 6.1 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 6.1 mi
- The Storyteller: 6.1 mi
- The Lorax: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Cascade: 12.3 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 18.2 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 21.2 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 22.1 mi
- Waterfall: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 15
- Haviland Pond Beach: 2.9 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 11.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 13.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 14.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Indian Leap: 2.2 mi
- Titans Piazza: 12.9 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 22.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 23.5 mi
- Roaring Falls: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 9.4 mi
- Picnic: 21.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 10.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of The Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hitchcock | ESE 106° | 356 m | 11.3 mi |
| Peck Hill | ESE 121° | 336 m | 10.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SE 146° | 332 m | 10.7 mi |
| Moon Mountain | SE 124° | 330 m | 7.0 mi |
| Great Mountain | ESE 104° | 325 m | 11.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SSE 154° | 323 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSE 162° | 322 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SSE 149° | 319 m | 7.0 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 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29857922
Day trips start here
- Ludlow · 2 mi
- Hampden · 5 mi
- Longmeadow · 8 mi
- Holyoke · 9 mi
- Somers · 10 mi
- South Hadley · 10 mi
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