Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Water Tower
Water Tower is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 148 m. Spruce Hill stands 438 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.21361, -72.64370
- 10.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 11.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 28.6 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 7 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 27 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 28 mi
- view to west · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Water Tower: 0.1 mi
- Community Field: 0.4 mi
- Ashley Watershed: 0.9 mi
- Southampton Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Town Forest: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Crafts Hill: 0.2 mi
- Mount Tom: 2.0 mi
- Cedar Knob: 2.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Whiteloaf Mountain: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Anniversary Field: 0.6 mi
- Kenny Park: 0.8 mi
- Wyatt Harper Park: 0.8 mi
- Kenney Fields: 0.8 mi
- Community Field: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- First Leutenant Edward W. Kennedy Monument: 1.0 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 1.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Wistariahurst Museum: 1.5 mi
- Holyoke Children's Museum: 2.0 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 2.0 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 2.3 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 38
- Student Garden: 4.7 mi
- Northampton Community Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Systematics Garden: 7.2 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 7.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 29
- Lady Liberty: 1.8 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 3.8 mi
- C3: 7.7 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 7.9 mi
- Epiphany: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 28
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 1.9 mi
- World War II Tank: 5.4 mi
- Springfield Museums: 8.1 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 8.1 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 14.6 mi
- Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 18.3 mi
- Glendale Falls: 19.0 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Titans Piazza: 5.9 mi
- Indian Leap: 8.8 mi
- Roaring Falls: 20.1 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 23.1 mi
- Corps Wall: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 13
- Rainbow Beach: 6.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.5 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 9.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 10.2 mi
- Babbs Beach: 13.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 1.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 1.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 1.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Water Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Hill | NW 309° | 438 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cub Hill | NW 305° | 424 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bungy Mountain | W 276° | 405 m | 8.5 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WNW 298° | 400 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tob Hill | NW 314° | 373 m | 9.9 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | WNW 292° | 372 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 353° | 363 m | 2.0 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | WNW 301° | 352 m | 6.2 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29907024
Day trips start here
- Holyoke · 1 mi
- South Hadley · 5 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 6 mi
- Northampton · 7 mi
- Hadley · 9 mi
- Ludlow · 9 mi
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