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Town Forest

Town Forest from directly overhead

Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 350 m. Noyes Hill stands 496 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is state boundary marker, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.04059, -72.89465

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • South Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Winchell Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Bad Luck Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Morrison Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Berg Field: 3.2 mi
  • Howells Pond Boat Launch: 5.1 mi
  • Rail Trail: 6.6 mi
  • Rail Trail: 6.6 mi
  • Rail Trail: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 52
  • Southwick Community Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 8.0 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Arboretum: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Angel of Independence: 7.9 mi
  • The Globe: 8.1 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 9.3 mi
  • Epiphany: 9.7 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 45
  • state boundary marker: 0.5 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 6.5 mi
  • cellar hole: 6.7 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 7.4 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Lost Acres Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 2.9 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
  • cascade: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Grotto: 9.1 mi
  • Corps Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 9.1 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Acorn Face: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 14.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.5 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Noyes HillNW 304°496 m8.7 mi
Tow HillNW 311°466 m7.5 mi
Babb HillNW 319°465 m7.5 mi
Liberty HillNNW 334°448 m3.8 mi
Beech HillNNW 331°447 m7.7 mi
Sweetman MountainN 4°446 m4.6 mi
Johnson HillW 270°439 m5.4 mi
Burgess MountainW 281°438 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475867727163514030
Precip in4.03.63.94.74.25.14.33.84.45.24.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29746606

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