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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 47 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the west-southwest, 8.4 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 5.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.13220, -72.77315

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Municipal Playground: 0.7 mi
  • Allen Park: 0.9 mi
  • New Hall Courtyard: 1.0 mi
  • Stanley Park: 1.0 mi
  • Holcomb Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Pochassic Hills: 1.0 mi
  • Bush Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Stony Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Westfield Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Russell Mountain: 3.3 mi
Museums
Gardens: 53
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Arboretum: 0.8 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Grandmothers' Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Angel of Independence: 1.0 mi
  • The Globe: 1.1 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 1.3 mi
  • Epiphany: 1.4 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 30
  • state boundary marker: 9.3 mi
  • World War II Tank: 9.5 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 9.8 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 9.8 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Waterfall: 7.5 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 11.7 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
Beaches: 12
Springs: 7
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.4 mi
  • Rd: 7.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 9.7 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Westfield River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillWSW 250°448 m8.4 mi
Sweetman MountainWSW 253°446 m6.2 mi
Sunset HillWNW 292°446 m8.2 mi
Prospect HillWSW 242°425 m9.1 mi
Pebble HillW 281°424 m9.3 mi
Holden HillWSW 249°412 m6.7 mi
Birch HillWNW 288°407 m6.5 mi
Bungy MountainNNW 345°405 m6.8 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29856387

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