Nature reserve · Massachusetts
White Brook Plains Conservation Area
White Brook Plains Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 66 m. Mount Pisgah stands 468 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 9.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1994-10-28
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.24123, -72.67287
- 9.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 9.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 28.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 6 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 25 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 26 mi
- view to west · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- White Brook Plains Conservation Area: 0.2 mi
- Boruchowski Parcel: 0.8 mi
- Broad Brook Meadows Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
- Town Forest: 1.1 mi
- Mt. Tom Natural Heritage Area: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Nonotuck Park: 1.0 mi
- Daley Field: 1.2 mi
- John Bator Park: 1.6 mi
- Main Street Park: 2.1 mi
- Lower Mill Pond Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Tom: 1.3 mi
- Deadtop: 1.7 mi
- Whiting Peak: 2.1 mi
- Whiteloaf Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Little Mountain: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Mt. Tom B-17 Memorial: 1.6 mi
- First Leutenant Edward W. Kennedy Monument: 3.1 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Erie Ruins: 3.8 mi
- Eyrie House: 3.8 mi
Museums: 58
- Wistariahurst Museum: 3.8 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 4.2 mi
- Holyoke Children's Museum: 4.2 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 4.2 mi
- Mount Holyoke College Art Museum: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 38
- Northampton Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Student Garden: 5.4 mi
- Ruth Brown Richardson border: 5.6 mi
- Systematics Garden: 5.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 30
- Guild Art Supply: 1.7 mi
- Lady Liberty: 4.0 mi
- C3: 6.1 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 8.6 mi
- Epiphany: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 26
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 4.2 mi
- World War II Tank: 7.8 mi
- Springfield Museums: 10.4 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 10.5 mi
- War Memorial Pool: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
- Waterfall: 15.8 mi
- Glendale Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 18.9 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Titans Piazza: 5.2 mi
- Indian Leap: 11.0 mi
- Roaring Falls: 18.8 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 21.9 mi
- Corps Wall: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 11
- Rainbow Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.3 mi
- David Musante Beach: 7.9 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 14.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 3.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 3.4 mi
- Rd: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of White Brook Plains Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | NW 307° | 468 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dry Hill | NW 313° | 454 m | 9.2 mi |
| Spruce Hill | NW 305° | 438 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cub Hill | WNW 300° | 424 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bungy Mountain | W 262° | 405 m | 7.0 mi |
| Fisher Hill | WNW 290° | 400 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bascom Hill | NNW 329° | 375 m | 9.6 mi |
| Tob Hill | NW 312° | 373 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:37 | 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 | 25 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29855915
Day trips start here
- Holyoke · 4 mi
- South Hadley · 5 mi
- Northampton · 6 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 6 mi
- Hadley · 8 mi
- Amherst · 12 mi
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