Whiting Farms Road
Whiting Farms Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Bungy Mountain stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Mayer Field, a park 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 12.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 9 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 28 mi
- Salmon Falls Potholes · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Mayer Field: 0.6 mi
- Laurel Park: 0.9 mi
- Springdale Park: 1.0 mi
- Nash Field: 1.3 mi
- Crosier Field: 1.3 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Crafts Hill: 2.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.3 mi
- Whiteloaf Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Mount Tom: 4.2 mi
- Connecticut River Access: 1.5 mi
- Connecticut River Access: 1.5 mi
- Ashley Watershed: 1.5 mi
- Community Field: 1.9 mi
- Bear Hole Watershed: 1.9 mi
- Wistariahurst Museum: 2.0 mi
- Holyoke Children's Museum: 2.4 mi
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame: 2.4 mi
- Old Firehouse Museum: 3.2 mi
- Edward Bellamy House: 3.3 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial: 2.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- First Leutenant Edward W. Kennedy Monument: 2.5 mi
- Vietnam Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 6.0 mi
- Yertle Garden: 6.0 mi
- Student Garden: 6.1 mi
- Grandmothers' Garden: 7.4 mi
- Providence Arboretum: 7.9 mi
- Lady Liberty: 2.5 mi
- The Lorax: 6.0 mi
- The Storyteller: 6.0 mi
- Guild Art Supply: 6.0 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 6.0 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 2.3 mi
- World War II Tank: 3.5 mi
- Springfield Museums: 6.0 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 6.0 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 9.8 mi
- Waterfall: 15.2 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 15.3 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 16.8 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 19.0 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 19.6 mi
- Titans Piazza: 7.9 mi
- Indian Leap: 7.9 mi
- Roaring Falls: 22.2 mi
- Corps Wall: 23.2 mi
- Murdock Wall: 23.2 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 8.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.6 mi
- Babbs Beach: 11.9 mi
- David Musante Beach: 12.4 mi
- Rd: 1.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 1.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 1.3 mi
- Big Spring: 24.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 3.9 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 9.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Whiting Farms Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungy Mountain | WNW 290° | 405 m | 9.2 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | WNW 303° | 372 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | N 354° | 363 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pomeroy Mountain | NW 314° | 352 m | 7.8 mi |
| Shatterack Mountain | W 275° | 347 m | 10.3 mi |
| Deadtop | N 357° | 333 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lizzie Mountain | WNW 288° | 330 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mud Hill | NW 310° | 324 m | 8.9 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 | 19:48 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29856048
Day trips start here
- Holyoke · 2 mi
- South Hadley · 6 mi
- Ludlow · 8 mi
- Pioneer Valley · 8 mi
- Longmeadow · 10 mi
- Northampton · 10 mi
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