Water Line
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Water Line is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the west, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Little River Flood Control, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 8.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Westfield Water Department
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 10.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 16 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little River Flood Control: 0.1 mi
- Mungo Cow Pasture Conservation Area: 0.4 mi
- Mary Noble Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
- Columbia Greenway Rail Trail: 0.7 mi
- Steiger Drive Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Amelia Park Children's Museum: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers: 3.5 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 6.5 mi
- Josiah Day House Museum: 6.6 mi
- Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: 8.2 mi
- Amelia's Garden: 0.4 mi
- Elizabeth Parker Park: 0.5 mi
- Cross Street Playground: 0.7 mi
- General Shepard Park: 0.8 mi
- White Street Pocket Park: 0.8 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 0.6 mi
- Epiphany: 1.4 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 1.4 mi
- Angel of Independence: 2.2 mi
- The Globe: 3.0 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 0.8 mi
- Rock of Pearl Harbor: 1.4 mi
- Commemorative Brick Plaza: 1.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 1.8 mi
- Round Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bush Hill: 2.3 mi
- Kelly Hill: 2.5 mi
- Provin Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Providence Arboretum: 1.1 mi
- Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Grandmothers' Garden: 1.3 mi
- Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 2.2 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 8.2 mi
- Springfield Museums: 8.2 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 8.2 mi
- World War II Tank: 8.5 mi
- state boundary marker: 9.4 mi
- Waterfall: 8.5 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 9.3 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 11.6 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
- Falls Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
- Indian Leap: 13.8 mi
- Titans Piazza: 14.8 mi
- Corps Wall: 16.6 mi
- Murdock Wall: 16.6 mi
- Grotto: 16.6 mi
- Babbs Beach: 5.4 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 10.5 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 14.5 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 15.3 mi
- County Beach: 16.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.6 mi
- Rd: 7.6 mi
- Big Spring: 16.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Enfield: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Water Line. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | W 262° | 448 m | 9.4 mi |
| Sweetman Mountain | W 269° | 446 m | 7.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 254° | 425 m | 9.7 mi |
| Holden Hill | W 265° | 412 m | 7.6 mi |
| Birch Hill | WNW 296° | 407 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bungy Mountain | NNW 339° | 405 m | 8.8 mi |
| Winchell Mountain | WSW 246° | 403 m | 8.7 mi |
| Tarrot Hill | WNW 301° | 383 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29905633
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- Longmeadow · 9 mi
- Blandford · 11 mi
- Ludlow · 14 mi
- South Hadley · 14 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 15 mi
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