White Cedar Bog
White Cedar Bog is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Morriss Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 18.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 28.2 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Morriss Park: 0.2 mi
- North Branch Park: 0.9 mi
- Beauregard & Schiavina Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Field: 1.0 mi
- Five Mile Pond Park: 1.0 mi
- Hutchinson Bog: 0.6 mi
- Edgemere Road Swamp: 0.6 mi
- Grayson Kettle: 0.8 mi
- Bircham Bend Brook: 1.0 mi
- Lake Lorraine State Park: 1.1 mi
- Titanic Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 2.0 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 2.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Titanic Museum: 2.4 mi
- Edward Bellamy House: 3.2 mi
- Springfield Armory Museum: 3.2 mi
- George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: 3.5 mi
- Springfield Science Museum: 3.5 mi
- McCarthy Hill: 4.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.7 mi
- Minechoag Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 6.2 mi
- Mount Chapin: 6.2 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 3.5 mi
- Yertle Garden: 3.6 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Student Garden: 8.5 mi
- World War II Tank: 3.2 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 3.5 mi
- Springfield Museums: 3.5 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 6.3 mi
- Goat Rock: 7.1 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 3.5 mi
- Horton Court: 3.5 mi
- The Lorax: 3.5 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 3.5 mi
- The Storyteller: 3.5 mi
- Cascade: 14.2 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 18.9 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 19.5 mi
- Waterfall: 19.8 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 21.0 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 3.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 10.1 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 12.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 13.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.1 mi
- Indian Leap: 2.9 mi
- Titans Piazza: 11.5 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 24.0 mi
- Flag Rock: 24.1 mi
- Roaring Falls: 24.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 2.9 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 7.6 mi
- Picnic: 24.3 mi
- Rd: 7.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 7.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 7.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of White Cedar Bog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | NW 321° | 363 m | 9.6 mi |
| Deadtop | NW 325° | 333 m | 10.1 mi |
| Moon Mountain | ESE 116° | 330 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SE 138° | 323 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SE 134° | 319 m | 9.0 mi |
| Whiting Peak | NNW 327° | 305 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SE 135° | 303 m | 9.4 mi |
| Perkins Mountain | SE 141° | 298 m | 9.7 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 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29856189
Day trips start here
- Ludlow · 3 mi
- Longmeadow · 6 mi
- Holyoke · 7 mi
- Hampden · 8 mi
- South Hadley · 9 mi
- Somers · 11 mi
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