Nature reserve · Massachusetts
West Street Common
West Street Common is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Old Wolf Hill stands 371 m to the west-northwest, 8.2 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.33987, -72.59653
- 12.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 17.0 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 21.1 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 3 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 20 mi
- Waterfall · 20 mi
- view to west · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- West Street Common: 0.4 mi
- Hadley Water Department Land: 1.0 mi
- Rainbow Beach Natural Heritage Area: 1.2 mi
- Rainbow Beach Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Sheperds Island: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Elwell State Park: 1.4 mi
- Sheldon Field: 1.6 mi
- Agnes Fox Field: 2.1 mi
- Pulaski Park: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Field: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Nibble Hill: 2.0 mi
- Round Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Holyoke: 2.7 mi
- Kings Hill: 3.0 mi
- Mount Warner: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Daley and Halligan Memorial Stone: 3.2 mi
- DonaldCurtis Workshop: 4.0 mi
- Erie Ruins: 4.3 mi
- Eyrie House: 4.3 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 4.6 mi
Museums: 54
- Hadley Farm Museum: 0.5 mi
- Historic Northampton: 2.0 mi
- Hatfield Historical Museum: 2.1 mi
- Smith College Museum of Art: 2.5 mi
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: 3.5 mi
Gardens: 40
- Phoenix Garden: 1.9 mi
- Hatfield Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Capen Garden: 2.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.6 mi
- Systematics Garden: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 35
- War Memorial Pool: 5.0 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 9.3 mi
- World War II Tank: 13.3 mi
- Timber Frame: 13.7 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 30
- C3: 2.1 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 3.5 mi
- Robert Frost: 4.6 mi
- John Calipari: 4.7 mi
- Marcus Camby: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Titans Piazza: 3.3 mi
- Roaring Falls: 11.0 mi
- Indian Leap: 13.6 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 14.1 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 11
- Sandy Beach: 0.6 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 2.5 mi
- David Musante Beach: 5.8 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 6.6 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 18.0 mi
- Glendale Falls: 18.9 mi
- Bear's Den Falls: 19.6 mi
- Waterfall: 23.3 mi
- Hobo Falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 10.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 10.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 13.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of West Street Common. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Wolf Hill | WNW 283° | 371 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | SSW 201° | 363 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hanging Mountain | W 270° | 361 m | 8.6 mi |
| Petticoat Hill | WNW 291° | 359 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | ESE 119° | 337 m | 5.0 mi |
| Deadtop | SSW 202° | 333 m | 6.4 mi |
| Unquomonk Hill | WNW 290° | 330 m | 7.7 mi |
| Scott Hill | WNW 295° | 313 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29908573
Day trips start here
- Hadley · 0 mi
- Northampton · 2 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 3 mi
- Amherst · 5 mi
- South Hadley · 6 mi
- Holyoke · 10 mi
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