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West Springfield Water Supply Land

West Springfield Water Supply Land from directly overhead

West Springfield Water Supply Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the west, 10 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 10.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of West Springfield Water Department
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.08314, -72.72765

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Provin Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Round Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Kelly Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Stony Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Liswell Hill: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Ridgeview Park: 2.1 mi
  • Amelia's Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Rail Trail: 2.3 mi
  • Whalley Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cross Street Playground: 2.5 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Heroes of Westfield: 2.5 mi
  • Epiphany: 3.2 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 3.3 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 4.0 mi
  • Freedom Eagle: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 58
  • Providence Arboretum: 2.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Grandmothers' Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Arboretum: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 40
  • New England Sky Screamer: 6.5 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 7.4 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 7.4 mi
  • World War II Tank: 8.3 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Lost Acres Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Waterfall: 9.5 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 11.5 mi
  • Enders Falls: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 11
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.5 mi
  • Rd: 8.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 6.6 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of West Springfield Water Supply Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillW 273°448 m10.2 mi
Sweetman MountainW 281°446 m8.4 mi
Holden HillW 277°412 m8.6 mi
Birch HillWNW 303°407 m10.1 mi
Winchell MountainW 259°403 m9.1 mi
South MountainWSW 250°357 m7.9 mi
Cobble MountainWNW 287°351 m8.6 mi
Drake MountainWNW 285°350 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1715:3816:23

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29856071

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