Park · Massachusetts

Riverfront Park

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Elevation, modelled: 18 m
Tallest summit within 11.7 miles: Mount Tom363 m · 10.4 mi
Nearest byway: Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)15.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:30local time
Coordinates: 42.0975, -72.5896

Riverfront Park from directly overhead

Riverfront Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 18 m. Mount Tom stands 363 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinley Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.

The record

Operated by: City of Springfield Parks and Recreation Department
Access: Yes

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Riverfront Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Tom	NNW 343°	363 m	10.4 mi
Deadtop	NNW 346°	333 m	11.1 mi
Rattlesnake Hill	ESE 115°	323 m	10.3 mi
Bald Mountain	SE 128°	322 m	11.7 mi
Pine Mountain	ESE 111°	319 m	10.3 mi
Whiting Peak	NNW 347°	305 m	11.5 mi
Bald Mountain	ESE 114°	303 m	10.5 mi
Perkins Mountain	ESE 119°	298 m	10.5 mi

On the road

15.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
17.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Summit House · 14 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

Parks

Artworks

Miles Morgan: 0.3 mi
1856 City Hall Bell: 0.3 mi
Birdicus Gigantium: 0.3 mi
Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 0.5 mi
The Storyteller: 0.5 mi

Museums

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 0.4 mi
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts: 0.5 mi
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum: 0.5 mi
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: 0.5 mi
Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History: 0.5 mi

Gardens60

Yertle Garden: 0.5 mi
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 1.7 mi
Azalea Garden: 8.6 mi
Side Garden: 8.6 mi

Peaks

Laurel Hill: 1.5 mi
McCarthy Hill: 4.7 mi
Liswell Hill: 5.1 mi
Scott Hill: 5.2 mi
Prospect Hill: 5.2 mi

Nature reserves

Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
Conservation Area: 2.3 mi
Connecticut River Greenway State Park: 2.3 mi
Abbey Brook Extension: 2.5 mi
Land Along Connecticut R.: 2.7 mi

Attractions35

Waterfalls25

Cascade: 14.8 mi
Lost Acres Falls: 15.7 mi
Waterfall: 16.5 mi
Carpenter's Falls: 17.1 mi
Hockanum Falls: 17.6 mi

Cliffs15

Indian Leap: 6.8 mi
Titans Piazza: 13.4 mi
Flag Rock: 22.4 mi
Hart Meadow: 24.3 mi
Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 24.3 mi

Beaches14

Springs5

Ghost towns3

Enfield: 19.0 mi
Greenwich: 23.5 mi
Prescott: 23.9 mi

Picnic sites2

Szot Park Picnic Grove: 3.0 mi
Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 4.1 mi

Rest areas2

West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.6 mi
West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.6 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:55	18:26	19:03
June solstice	05:15	19:48	20:30
September equinox	06:38	18:13	18:50
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

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