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Westfield River Access

Westfield River Access from directly overhead

Westfield River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 54 m. Dug Hill stands 486 m to the west-northwest, 7.8 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 3.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1996;1987
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.14739, -72.81036

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Tekoa Park: 0.4 mi
  • Apartment Complex Courtyard: 1.3 mi
  • Campus Green: 1.3 mi
  • Courtney Courtyard: 1.4 mi
  • New Hall Courtyard: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Russell Mountain: 1.1 mi
  • Westfield Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Pochassic Hills: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Nero: 2.3 mi
  • Tekoa Mountain: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 40
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 2.1 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Arboretum: 2.1 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 33
  • The Globe: 1.3 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 2.2 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 3.5 mi
  • Epiphany: 3.5 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Waterfall: 6.3 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 11.4 mi
  • cascade: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 27
  • state boundary marker: 8.9 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 11.1 mi
  • World War II Tank: 11.3 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 11.9 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Corps Wall: 14.1 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 14.1 mi
  • Grotto: 14.2 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 14.2 mi
  • Acorn Face: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Babbs Beach: 8.7 mi
  • County Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Thompsonville Boat Launch: 14.7 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 15.0 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 15.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 8.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 8.5 mi
  • Rd: 8.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Westfield River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dug HillWNW 302°486 m7.8 mi
Liberty HillWSW 236°448 m7.2 mi
Beech HillW 265°447 m8.1 mi
Sweetman MountainSW 235°446 m4.9 mi
Sunset HillWNW 289°446 m6.0 mi
Prospect HillSW 229°425 m8.1 mi
Pebble HillW 276°424 m7.3 mi
Holden HillSW 232°412 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
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/29747321

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