- Elevation, modelled
- 46 m
- Tallest summit within 8.9 miles
- Mount Toby386 m · 7.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 112 Scenic Byway14.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 42.3745, -72.5369
UMass Amherst Sunwheel is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled 46 m. Mount Toby stands 386 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Alexandra Dawson Wildlife Reserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
- Operated by
- UMass Amherst
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of UMass Amherst Sunwheel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Toby | N 360° | 386 m | 7.9 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNE 27° | 380 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Lincoln | E 97° | 375 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 82° | 371 m | 6.9 mi |
| Roaring Mountain | N 3° | 356 m | 7.6 mi |
| East Hill | ESE 110° | 338 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Norwottock | SSE 164° | 337 m | 5.0 mi |
| Juckett Hill | ESE 113° | 327 m | 8.8 mi |
- 14.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MANational
- 17.3 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 6 mi
- Waterfall · 17 mi
- Overlook · 18 mi
- Kiwanis Point · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Alexandra Dawson Wildlife Reserve: 0.3 mi
- North Maple Street Conservation Land: 0.9 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Salem Street Conservation Land: 1.7 mi
- Aquifer Protection Area: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Pratt Field: 0.7 mi
- South Athletic Field: 0.9 mi
- North Common: 0.9 mi
- Kendrick Park: 1.0 mi
- Haigis Mall: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 1.0 mi
- Guy Levy-Despas Monument: 1.0 mi
- Old Chapel: 1.1 mi
- William Smith Clark Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Wildwood Cemetery Memorial Chapel: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Warner: 1.8 mi
- Mount Castor: 2.3 mi
- Kings Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pulpit Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mount Pollux: 3.6 mi
Museums: 57
- Amherst History Museum: 0.8 mi
- Mead Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- University Museum of Contemporary Art: 1.1 mi
- Emily Dickinson Museum: 1.2 mi
- Beneski Museum of Natural History: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 40
- War Memorial Pool: 1.2 mi
- Timber Frame: 12.0 mi
- Holyoke Merry-Go-Round: 12.3 mi
- Historic Deerfield Walking Tour: 12.4 mi
- Old North Dana Depot: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 35
- Fieldstone Courtyard: 0.9 mi
- Yushien Japanese Garden: 1.0 mi
- Class of 1954 Garden: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Permaculture Garden: 1.2 mi
- Fort River Elementary Gardens: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 30
- The Power of Creativity Over Concrete: 1.0 mi
- Quinnipiac: 1.1 mi
- Robert Frost: 1.1 mi
- John Calipari: 1.1 mi
- Marcus Camby: 1.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Titans Piazza: 6.5 mi
- Roaring Falls: 8.0 mi
- Pigpen Ledges: 10.9 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 13.9 mi
- Mormon Hollow: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 9
- Puffers Pond South Beach: 3.0 mi
- Puffers Pond North Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 4.3 mi
- Rainbow Beach: 6.0 mi
- David Musante Beach: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Bear's Den Falls: 15.8 mi
- Hobo Falls: 20.7 mi
- Goldmine Brook Falls: 21.7 mi
- Glendale Falls: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Rd: 13.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 13.8 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.3 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amherst, under a mile away.
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