Historic site · Massachusetts
Portas Da Cidade
Portas Da Cidade is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the east-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gates of the City, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 114 and High Street passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2004
- Height
- 18.3 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70200, -71.16440
- 6.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 5.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 13.4 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
Museums
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 0.7 mi
- Pokanoket Tribal lands: 4.1 mi
- Bristol Train of Artillery Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 6.0 mi
- Bristol Art Museum: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 59
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 1.2 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 3.7 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 3.7 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 3.7 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 3.9 mi
Beaches
- Brayton Point Beach: 1.2 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 3.3 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 4.2 mi
- Pierce Beach: 4.6 mi
- Grinnell's Beach: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War: 5.3 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 5.3 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 5.4 mi
- Warren Vietnam Memorial: 6.0 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard: 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Fox Hill: 2.0 mi
- Townsend Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cook Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pocasset Hill: 3.7 mi
- King Phillips Chair: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 52
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 0.2 mi
- Battleship Cove: 0.3 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 0.3 mi
- USS Lionfish: 0.3 mi
- USS Hiddensee: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Gates of the City: 0.0 mi
- Fall River Heritage State Park: 0.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.3 mi
- Kennedy Park: 0.5 mi
- Turner Playground: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Brayton Point Salt Marsh: 1.3 mi
- Un-Named: 2.8 mi
- Chace Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Blackledge: 3.0 mi
- Birch Stevens Farm: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 26
- Woodcart Garden: 7.8 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 12.5 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 13.1 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Ferry Cliff: 6.1 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 6.7 mi
- Usher Rocks: 7.2 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 14.5 mi
- The Bluff: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 5.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Roger Williams Spring: 15.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 15.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Beach: 20.5 mi
- Big Beach: 20.6 mi
- 16-34: 22.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Clark's Point Light: 15.5 mi
- Beavertail Light: 21.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- East Greenwich Falls: 15.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 15.8 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Portas Da Cidade. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | ENE 76° | 109 m | 5.5 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | SSW 203° | 95 m | 3.7 mi |
| Slate Hill | SSW 205° | 87 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | SSW 203° | 85 m | 3.0 mi |
| Great Meadow Hill | NNW 347° | 78 m | 12.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSW 207° | 77 m | 2.2 mi |
| Great Rock | NNW 330° | 71 m | 12.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | SW 215° | 69 m | 8.9 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/697668179
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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