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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 198 m. Haskell Hill stands 680 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bemis Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1989
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.31783, -72.92546

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bemis Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Smith Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Holcomb Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Little Canada Hill: 1.9 mi
  • White Rock Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Riverside Park: 3.7 mi
  • School Street Park: 4.0 mi
  • Hampden Street Park: 4.1 mi
  • Worthington Town Park: 6.0 mi
  • Pettis Field: 6.4 mi
Museums
Artworks: 53
  • Guild Art Supply: 13.6 mi
  • The Globe: 14.4 mi
  • C3: 15.0 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 15.3 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 38
  • Northampton Community Gardens: 14.0 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 14.6 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Rock Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Capen Garden: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 26
Waterfalls: 19
  • Glendale Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 4.9 mi
  • falls: 14.3 mi
  • Waterfall: 15.3 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Titans Piazza: 16.8 mi
  • Corps Wall: 18.5 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 18.5 mi
  • Grotto: 18.5 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 7.9 mi
  • County Beach: 11.3 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.3 mi
  • Day Use Area: 22.4 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 16.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.2 mi
  • Rd: 16.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Westfield River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haskell HillNW 318°680 m8.6 mi
Garnet HillNW 313°663 m7.9 mi
Knowles HillNNW 346°613 m8.0 mi
Pelton HillNW 306°609 m6.1 mi
Round Top HillSW 216°538 m5.3 mi
Parsons HillN 350°537 m8.1 mi
Benton HillW 269°529 m7.6 mi
Holcomb HillWNW 286°525 m1.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:33
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29747775

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