Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum
Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the east-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Battleship Cove, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
former railroad museum in Fall River, Massachusetts
Dates from 1986.
Wikidata Q7083727, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 6.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 13.6 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 12 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fall River Heritage State Park: 0.1 mi
- Gates of the City: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Turner Playground: 0.3 mi
- Senator Thomas Norton City Pier: 0.6 mi
- Portas Da Cidade: 0.2 mi
- Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War: 5.3 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 5.3 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 5.6 mi
- Warren Vietnam Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 0.5 mi
- Pokanoket Tribal lands: 4.2 mi
- Bristol Train of Artillery Museum: 6.1 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 6.2 mi
- Bristol Art Museum: 6.3 mi
- Brayton Point Beach: 1.2 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 3.3 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 4.3 mi
- Pierce Beach: 4.4 mi
- Grinnell's Beach: 6.2 mi
- Brayton Point Salt Marsh: 1.3 mi
- Un-Named: 2.7 mi
- Chace Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Blackledge: 2.8 mi
- Birch Stevens Farm: 3.0 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.0 mi
- Townsend Hill: 2.3 mi
- Townsend Hill: 2.4 mi
- Cook Hill: 3.2 mi
- Pocasset Hill: 3.9 mi
- Battleship Cove: 0.1 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 0.1 mi
- USS Lionfish: 0.1 mi
- USS Hiddensee: 0.1 mi
- USS Massachusetts: 0.2 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 1.0 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 3.7 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 3.8 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 3.8 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 4.0 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 7.8 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.3 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 13.1 mi
- Site #36: 19.9 mi
- Little Beach: 20.7 mi
- Big Beach: 20.7 mi
- 4: 21.7 mi
- 6: 21.7 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 6.8 mi
- Usher Rocks: 7.3 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 14.3 mi
- The Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 5.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 5.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.9 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 15.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 15.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.8 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 15.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 15.9 mi
- The Falls: 19.4 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.1 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 15.5 mi
- Beavertail Light: 21.5 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | ENE 77° | 109 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | SSW 203° | 95 m | 3.9 mi |
| Slate Hill | SSW 205° | 87 m | 12.5 mi |
| Cook Hill | SSW 203° | 85 m | 3.2 mi |
| Great Meadow Hill | NNW 347° | 78 m | 12.4 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSW 207° | 77 m | 2.3 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSW 208° | 77 m | 2.4 mi |
| Great Rock | NNW 329° | 71 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/301128012
Day trips start here
- Fall River · 0 mi
- Swansea · 3 mi
- Somerset · 5 mi
- Bristol County · 6 mi
- Bristol · 6 mi
- Tiverton · 6 mi
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