Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Westfield River Access

Westfield River Access from directly overhead

Westfield River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 397 m. Borden Mountain stands 761 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built: 2008-06-24

Visiting

What to expect

Access: Yes

Getting there

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Coordinates42.49437, -72.98362

3.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
9.5 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
12.3 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
14.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)

Overlooks nearby

Overlook · 10 mi
Lookout · 11 mi
Bissell Bridge Falls · 11 mi
Ragged Mountain · 13 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Historic sites

West Street Cemetary: 1.0 mi
Gardner Homestead Cellarhole: 5.4 mi
Cellarhole: 6.8 mi
Cellarhole: 6.8 mi
Bee Hive Kiln: 7.1 mi

Peaks

Deer Hill: 1.2 mi
Deer Hill: 1.5 mi
Bryant Mountain: 1.6 mi
West Mountain: 2.9 mi
Judges Hill: 3.0 mi

Parks

Notchview - Trustees of Reservations: 2.8 mi
Pettingill Field: 5.4 mi
amphitheatre: 5.9 mi
Sports Field: 5.9 mi
Worthington Town Park: 6.7 mi

Museums43

Kingman Tavern Museum: 5.1 mi
Worthington Historical Society: 6.3 mi
Crane Museum of Papermaking: 10.0 mi
Goshen Historical Museum: 10.2 mi
Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum: 10.3 mi

Artworks39

Susan B. Anthony: 11.1 mi
McKinley Statue: 11.3 mi
Mr. Bling: 15.7 mi
C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 15.8 mi
Courtyard by Marriott: 16.9 mi

Gardens21

Flower Garden: 18.9 mi
Walled Garden: 18.9 mi
Buxton Garden: 20.1 mi
Northampton Community Gardens: 21.1 mi
Hatfield Community Garden: 21.3 mi

Attractions17

1950 Pontiac: 3.1 mi
Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster: 10.4 mi
Antique Truck: 10.6 mi
Bridge of Flowers: 14.5 mi
Becket Center Historic District: 15.1 mi

Waterfalls13

Tannery Falls: 9.0 mi
Cascade on South Brook: 9.3 mi
Glendale Falls: 10.0 mi
Lower Peck's Falls: 11.8 mi
Peck's Falls: 12.0 mi

Beaches11

Ashfield Town Beach: 9.8 mi
Campers Beach: 14.3 mi
Iroquis Waterfront: 14.5 mi
David Musante Beach: 17.1 mi
County Beach: 21.8 mi

Cliffs7

Raven Rocks: 13.0 mi
Hoosac Range: 14.5 mi
Witts Ledge: 15.4 mi
Kennedy Cliffs: 19.0 mi
Clover Mountain: 19.1 mi

Ghost towns2

Davis: 15.2 mi
Catamount: 15.9 mi

Picnic sites1

Day Use Area: 10.4 mi

Springs1

Pond off Chair Factory Road: 21.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Westfield River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Borden Mountain	NNW 343°	761 m	7.7 mi
Judges Hill	NW 304°	702 m	3.0 mi
Weston Mountain	WNW 282°	685 m	6.9 mi
Haskell Hill	SSW 205°	680 m	6.4 mi
French Hill	SSW 210°	675 m	5.4 mi
North Mountain	WNW 285°	665 m	9.0 mi
Garnet Hill	SSW 202°	663 m	7.3 mi
Peru Hill	SW 222°	661 m	5.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:56	18:27	19:04
June solstice	05:15	19:51	20:33
September equinox	06:40	18:14	18:51
December solstice	07:19	15:37	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	19	21	29	41	51	60	64	63	57	45	36	26

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29747177

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