Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Watershed Land
Watershed Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hampden Street Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.28134, -72.99294
- On the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 6.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 21.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 9 mi
- Summit House · 21 mi
- Overlook · 25 mi
- Bissell Bridge Falls · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hampden Street Park: 0.5 mi
- School Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.9 mi
- Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead: 2.5 mi
- Pettis Field: 6.9 mi
Museums: 60
- Chester Historical Museum (Methodist Church): 0.6 mi
- Chester Historical Museum (Old Jail): 0.6 mi
- Chester Railway Museum: 0.7 mi
- Worthington Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Carriage Barn - Exhibits: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves
- John J. Kelly Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Westfield River Highlands: 1.1 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.3 mi
- Walnut Hill Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Westfield River Access: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- Granite Saw and Polishing Works: 0.8 mi
- Stone Cutting Plant: 0.8 mi
- Derrick: 0.8 mi
- Loading Platform: 0.8 mi
- Box Shop: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Gobble Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Abbott Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mount Gobble: 1.6 mi
- Round Top Hill: 1.8 mi
- Walnut Hill: 2.2 mi
Artworks: 48
- The Globe: 14.4 mi
- Angel of Independence: 15.3 mi
- Courtyard by Marriott: 15.9 mi
- Divine Mercy: 16.1 mi
- The Eleventh Station - Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 32
- Heritage Garden: 12.6 mi
- Herb Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Flower Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 15.1 mi
- Flower Garden: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 4.2 mi
- Glendale Falls: 5.0 mi
- falls: 11.7 mi
- Waterfall: 13.5 mi
- Marguerite Falls: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 23
- Becket Center Historic District: 4.0 mi
- 1950 Pontiac: 13.1 mi
- Edith Wharton's Home: 15.2 mi
- stone pillar: 16.1 mi
- concrete bases: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Corps Wall: 15.0 mi
- Murdock Wall: 15.0 mi
- Grotto: 15.0 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 15.0 mi
- Acorn Face: 15.1 mi
Beaches: 8
- Iroquis Waterfront: 4.4 mi
- County Beach: 7.4 mi
- David Musante Beach: 15.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 19.8 mi
- Ashfield Town Beach: 19.8 mi
Springs: 6
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 18.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 18.3 mi
- Rd: 18.4 mi
- Big Spring: 22.6 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Questing: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Watershed Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haskell Hill | NNW 346° | 680 m | 9.2 mi |
| Walling Mountain | WNW 284° | 675 m | 8.7 mi |
| Becket Mountain | W 280° | 663 m | 7.9 mi |
| Garnet Hill | NNW 344° | 663 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Top | WNW 294° | 624 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pelton Hill | NNW 346° | 609 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wadsworth Hill | W 276° | 606 m | 5.4 mi |
| Dorman Mountain | WSW 253° | 595 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29748843
Day trips start here
- Chester · 1 mi
- Becket · 6 mi
- Blandford · 8 mi
- Otis · 8 mi
- Berkshires · 11 mi
- October Mountain State Forest · 11 mi
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