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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 479 m. Borden Mountain stands 761 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is West Street Cemetary, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2008-06-24

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.51011, -72.97726

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Deer Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Deer Hill: 1.4 mi
  • West Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Bond Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Bryant Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Notchview - Trustees of Reservations: 3.1 mi
  • Pettingill Field: 5.7 mi
  • amphitheatre: 6.8 mi
  • Sports Field: 6.8 mi
  • Worthington Town Park: 7.6 mi
Museums: 42
Artworks: 39
Gardens: 21
Attractions: 17
Waterfalls: 13
  • Tannery Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Cascade on South Brook: 9.1 mi
  • Glendale Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Peck's Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 11
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Campers Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Iroquis Waterfront: 15.7 mi
  • David Musante Beach: 17.5 mi
  • County Beach: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Westfield River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Borden MountainNNW 338°761 m6.8 mi
Judges HillWNW 282°702 m2.9 mi
Weston MountainW 273°685 m7.1 mi
Haskell HillSSW 204°680 m7.6 mi
French HillSSW 208°675 m6.5 mi
North MountainW 278°665 m9.1 mi
Garnet HillSSW 202°663 m8.4 mi
Peru HillSW 218°661 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1519:5120:34
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1915:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129415160646357453626

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Hawley, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29749288

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