White Cedar Swamp
White Cedar Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Mount Hitchcock stands 356 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Monument, a historic site 0.9 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1969
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 23.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Civil War Monument: 0.9 mi
- Dr. Stanley S. Stusick: 2.8 mi
- Frank A Hyrniewicz Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Stone Fountain: 4.9 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Old Spring Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bruver Pond: 1.1 mi
- The Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Hardwood Hill: 1.8 mi
- The Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Crane Park: 1.0 mi
- Gazebo Park: 1.0 mi
- Spectacle Pond: 1.1 mi
- Spectacle Pond: 1.2 mi
- Spectacle Pond: 1.2 mi
- Childrens Museum: 1.7 mi
- Childrens Museum: 1.8 mi
- Titanic Museum: 3.5 mi
- Keep Homestead Museum: 6.5 mi
- Springfield Armory Museum: 7.4 mi
- Mount Marcy: 1.7 mi
- Mount Chapin: 1.8 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Vision: 3.2 mi
- Goat Rock: 5.0 mi
- SSG 102: 6.0 mi
- World War II Tank: 7.6 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 7.7 mi
- Springfield Museums: 7.7 mi
- Eusebio, "The Spirit of Soccer": 2.3 mi
- Horton Court: 7.7 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 7.7 mi
- The Storyteller: 7.7 mi
- The Lorax: 7.7 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 7.7 mi
- Yertle Garden: 7.7 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Student Garden: 10.5 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 3.2 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 12.6 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 13.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.4 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 14.5 mi
- Cascade: 11.8 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 18.4 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 21.5 mi
- Cascades: 23.7 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 23.7 mi
- Indian Leap: 3.0 mi
- Titans Piazza: 13.6 mi
- Indian Kitchen: 21.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 23.7 mi
- Roaring Falls: 25.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 7.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.9 mi
- Picnic: 20.0 mi
- Rd: 11.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 11.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 11.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of White Cedar Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hitchcock | ESE 110° | 356 m | 9.9 mi |
| Peck Hill | SE 128° | 336 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSE 154° | 332 m | 10.1 mi |
| Moon Mountain | SE 135° | 330 m | 5.9 mi |
| Dearth Hill | ESE 103° | 327 m | 10.0 mi |
| Great Mountain | ESE 108° | 325 m | 9.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | SSE 166° | 323 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 171° | 322 m | 9.9 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 | 15:36 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29908749
Day trips start here
- Ludlow · 3 mi
- Hampden · 5 mi
- Longmeadow · 9 mi
- Somers · 10 mi
- Holyoke · 11 mi
- South Hadley · 11 mi
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