Westover Conservation Area
Westover Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Ellison Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 7 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 27 mi
- Waterfall · 27 mi
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown Ellison Park: 1.5 mi
- Ludlow Dog Park: 2.3 mi
- Williams Park: 2.6 mi
- Bynan Conservation Area: 2.7 mi
- Preston Park: 3.1 mi
- Bynan Conservation Area: 2.4 mi
- Mckinley Drain Lot: 2.6 mi
- Town Forest: 2.6 mi
- Leaping Well Res.: 2.8 mi
- Town Forest: 2.9 mi
- Facing Hills: 2.6 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.6 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.8 mi
- Facing Rock: 2.9 mi
- Bagg Hill: 3.0 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 4.2 mi
- Mary Lyon's Grave: 4.3 mi
- South Hadley Canal: 4.4 mi
- Gold Star Mothers Monument: 4.7 mi
- Titanic Museum: 3.7 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 4.3 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 4.4 mi
- Joseph Skinner Museum: 4.6 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 4.7 mi
- Student Garden: 4.0 mi
- Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Hampshire Food Forest: 8.0 mi
- Pick-your-own Fields: 8.2 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 8.4 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 4.8 mi
- World War II Tank: 6.0 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 8.3 mi
- Springfield Museums: 8.4 mi
- Timber Frame: 9.8 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 4.4 mi
- Lady Liberty: 4.9 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 7.7 mi
- The Lorax: 8.4 mi
- Horton Court: 8.4 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 3.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 7.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.2 mi
- David Musante Beach: 13.9 mi
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 14.1 mi
- Indian Leap: 3.9 mi
- Titans Piazza: 7.0 mi
- Roaring Falls: 19.2 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 19.4 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 21.9 mi
- Cascade: 18.3 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 21.2 mi
- Waterfall: 21.9 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 23.1 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 24.1 mi
- Rd: 7.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 6.1 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Westover Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 286° | 363 m | 7.2 mi |
| East Hill | NE 36° | 338 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | N 1° | 337 m | 6.4 mi |
| Deadtop | WNW 293° | 333 m | 7.2 mi |
| Juckett Hill | NE 42° | 327 m | 10.3 mi |
| West Hill | NNE 27° | 324 m | 10.1 mi |
| Quabbin Hill | ENE 57° | 306 m | 10.9 mi |
| Whiting Peak | WNW 297° | 305 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:36 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belchertown, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29906542
Day trips start here
- Ludlow · 4 mi
- South Hadley · 4 mi
- Holyoke · 6 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 7 mi
- Northampton · 9 mi
- Hadley · 10 mi
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