Town Forest
Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Boruchowski Parcel, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 10.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 28.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 6 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 26 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 27 mi
- view to west · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boruchowski Parcel: 0.4 mi
- Southampton Wildlife Management Area: 1.0 mi
- White Brook Plains Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Whiting St Watershed: 1.1 mi
- Mt. Tom Natural Heritage Area: 1.2 mi
- Mount Tom: 1.0 mi
- Crafts Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Knob: 1.8 mi
- Deadtop: 1.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Kenney Fields: 1.2 mi
- Kenny Park: 1.3 mi
- Nonotuck Park: 1.7 mi
- Anniversary Field: 1.9 mi
- Morgan Street Park: 1.9 mi
- Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial: 1.4 mi
- First Leutenant Edward W. Kennedy Monument: 2.1 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 2.5 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Wistariahurst Museum: 2.7 mi
- Holyoke Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 3.2 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 3.2 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 4.8 mi
- Student Garden: 4.8 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 5.7 mi
- Systematics Garden: 6.2 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 6.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 6.2 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 2.5 mi
- Lady Liberty: 3.0 mi
- C3: 6.7 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 8.3 mi
- Epiphany: 8.4 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 3.1 mi
- World War II Tank: 6.8 mi
- Springfield Museums: 9.4 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 9.5 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 12.7 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 13.7 mi
- Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Glendale Falls: 17.8 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 18.7 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 20.7 mi
- Titans Piazza: 5.3 mi
- Indian Leap: 10.0 mi
- Roaring Falls: 19.3 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 22.4 mi
- Corps Wall: 23.6 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 5.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.7 mi
- David Musante Beach: 8.9 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 10.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 14.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 2.5 mi
- Rd: 2.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 2.5 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 7.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | NW 308° | 468 m | 9.7 mi |
| Spruce Hill | NW 306° | 438 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cub Hill | WNW 302° | 424 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bungy Mountain | W 268° | 405 m | 7.6 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WNW 293° | 400 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tob Hill | NW 313° | 373 m | 8.6 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | WNW 287° | 372 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | NE 34° | 363 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:37 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29908580
Day trips start here
- Holyoke · 3 mi
- South Hadley · 5 mi
- Northampton · 6 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 6 mi
- Hadley · 9 mi
- Ludlow · 11 mi
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