- Elevation, modelled
- 147 m
- Tallest summit within 10.3 miles
- Mount Tom363 m · 10.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)20.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 42.2130, -72.4569
Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 147 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 10.0 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 282° | 363 m | 10.0 mi |
| East Hill | NNE 21° | 338 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | NNW 337° | 337 m | 7.0 mi |
| Deadtop | WNW 286° | 333 m | 10.0 mi |
| Juckett Hill | NNE 28° | 327 m | 8.6 mi |
| West Hill | N 11° | 324 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pattaquattic Hill | E 86° | 317 m | 8.9 mi |
| Quabbin Hill | NE 46° | 306 m | 8.6 mi |
- 20.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 21.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 9 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 26 mi
- Waterfall · 27 mi
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Forest: 0.4 mi
- Town Forest: 0.6 mi
- Facing Rock Wildlife Conservation Easement: 1.5 mi
- Lane Property: 2.7 mi
- Westover Conservation Area: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Facing Rock: 0.5 mi
- Jefferson Peak: 0.9 mi
- Rock Rimmon: 1.1 mi
- High Hill: 1.1 mi
- Facing Hills: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Ludlow Dog Park: 1.7 mi
- Brown Ellison Park: 2.1 mi
- Whitney St. Park: 3.6 mi
- Electric Park Playground: 3.8 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 4.3 mi
- Stone Fountain: 5.2 mi
- Frank A Hyrniewicz Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.4 mi
Museums: 57
- Titanic Museum: 4.3 mi
- Stone House Museum: 5.2 mi
- Belchertown Firefighter's Museum: 5.4 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 6.7 mi
- Joseph Skinner Museum: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 51
- Timber Frame: 7.3 mi
- SSG 102: 7.7 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 7.7 mi
- World War II Tank: 8.2 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 44
- Student Garden: 6.4 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Hampshire Food Forest: 8.8 mi
- Pick-your-own Fields: 8.9 mi
Artworks: 30
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 3.8 mi
- Lady Liberty: 7.8 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 8.5 mi
- The Lorax: 10.0 mi
- Horton Court: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 13
- Haviland Pond Beach: 3.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 9.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.9 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 14.4 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Indian Leap: 3.9 mi
- Titans Piazza: 9.0 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 17.4 mi
- Roaring Falls: 19.4 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cascade: 17.2 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 23.7 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 23.9 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 24.1 mi
- Waterfall: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
- Picnic: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 10.1 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 7 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Ludlow · 4 mi
- South Hadley · 7 mi
- Holyoke · 9 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 9 mi
- Hadley · 11 mi
- Hampden · 11 mi
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