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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 155 m. Pelton Hill stands 609 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldmine Brook Falls, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Built
2006-03-16
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.25800, -72.95057

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Round Top Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Green Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Cherry Tree Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Fays Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Abbott Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
  • Riverside Park: 1.9 mi
  • School Street Park: 2.1 mi
  • Hampden Street Park: 2.3 mi
  • Becket Historic Quarry and Forest trailhead: 3.6 mi
  • Pettis Field: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
Artworks: 50
  • The Globe: 11.8 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 12.6 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 13.7 mi
  • Epiphany: 13.8 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 44
  • Henry Wefing Memorial Community Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 12.5 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Arboretum: 12.6 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Waterfall: 11.4 mi
  • falls: 14.3 mi
  • Marguerite Falls: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 23
Cliffs: 14
  • Corps Wall: 14.2 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 14.2 mi
  • Grotto: 14.2 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 14.2 mi
  • Acorn Face: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 6.9 mi
  • County Beach: 7.3 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Rainbow Beach: 17.9 mi
  • Babbs Beach: 18.8 mi
Springs: 6
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 15.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 15.7 mi
  • Rd: 15.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.4 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
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
Pelton HillNNW 334°609 m8.5 mi
Wadsworth HillWNW 286°606 m7.8 mi
Church HillWSW 244°565 m6.3 mi
Round Top HillW 265°538 m1.8 mi
Benton HillWNW 302°529 m7.5 mi
Holcomb HillN 356°525 m4.6 mi
Jackson HillSSW 209°520 m6.7 mi
Johnnycake HillNNW 326°510 m5.8 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 solstice07:1815:3816:23

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29747028

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