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John A. Sullivan Park

John A. Sullivan Park from directly overhead

John A. Sullivan Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gurdon Bill Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.

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Coordinates42.11922, -72.58974

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gurdon Bill Park: 0.4 mi
  • Brunton Park: 0.5 mi
  • Emily Bill Park: 0.5 mi
  • Van Horn Park: 0.6 mi
  • Van Horn Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Abbey Brook Extension: 1.1 mi
  • Abbey Brook: 1.2 mi
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 1.7 mi
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 1.7 mi
  • Land Along Connecticut R.: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • The Puritan: 1.1 mi
  • Edward P. Boland Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Soldier's Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Civil War Monument: 1.2 mi
  • Parsons Tavern Location: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Laurel Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Bradley Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • McCarthy Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Liswell Hill: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 59
Gardens: 57
Attractions: 37
  • Springfield Museums: 1.0 mi
  • Seymour Planetarium: 1.0 mi
  • World War II Tank: 1.9 mi
  • New England Sky Screamer: 5.5 mi
  • Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 23
  • Cascade: 15.7 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Waterfall: 16.6 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Enders Falls: 18.6 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 4
  • Rd: 6.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 6.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 6.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 1.5 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 5.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of John A. Sullivan Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNNW 341°363 m9.0 mi
DeadtopNNW 343°333 m9.7 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 122°323 m11.1 mi
Pine MountainESE 119°319 m10.9 mi
Whiting PeakNNW 345°305 m10.1 mi
Bald MountainESE 121°303 m11.2 mi
Mount ChapinE 89°281 m9.2 mi
Mount MarcyE 86°281 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:31
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Asian bittersweet50 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly44 obs
  • common milkweed28 obs
  • bittersweet nightshade27 obs
  • American pokeweed26 obs
  • Groundhog22 obs
  • tree-of-heaven22 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee21 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29857224

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