The Old Bay Road
The Old Bay Road is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Bluff Hill stands 138 m to the north-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheaton Farm Walking Trails, a park 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Bay Road is a 17.2-mile (27.7 km) north-south road in southeastern Massachusetts. The road is in parts a very old road, dating to colonial times, when it was known as the King's Highway. Two sections of the road, a portion in Easton (Foundry Street to the Norton town line) and the entire segment in Norton, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Norton section is listed as "Old Bay Road", while that in Easton is listed as "Bay Road". Some of the oldest houses in the region are found along the street, for example the Joseph White House in Norton, which may have been built as early as 1696 by one of the original colonial landowners of the area.
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Wikidata Q4874081, matched on coordinates and name (589 m apart).
What the record says
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- Inscription
- The Old Bay Road An ancient Indian trail. The post road between Massachusetts bay and Narragansett bay. The first highway in Easton. The Old Bay Road Historic district recorded in the national register of historic places. U.S department of the interior.
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 18.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 20.7 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 10 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Civil War Monument: 2.4 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.4 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Children's Museum Easton: 4.4 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 7.4 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 9.2 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 9.3 mi
- Oliver Ames: 4.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 7.9 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 8.4 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 8.8 mi
- Pratt Memorial Statue: 8.8 mi
- Stonehouse Hill: 4.5 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 6.0 mi
- Cow Hill: 6.3 mi
- Moose Hill: 6.4 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 10.9 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 12.6 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 12.8 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 12.9 mi
- Wheaton Farm Walking Trails: 0.1 mi
- New Pond Dam: 1.6 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Toad Island Park: 2.3 mi
- Edwin A. Keach Park: 2.7 mi
- West Common: 6.4 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Big A Hedge: 9.3 mi
- Julia's Garden: 9.9 mi
- Katie's Garden: 10.2 mi
- Old Shed: 1.2 mi
- Path Continues: 2.8 mi
- To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 4.4 mi
- Ames Boulder: 4.5 mi
- To Woodward Forest: 4.8 mi
- King Philip Cave: 5.8 mi
- King Philip Rock: 5.9 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 14.8 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 14.9 mi
- White Banks: 16.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 4.5 mi
- 16-34: 10.0 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 14.5 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 19.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 19.2 mi
- Rock Falls: 14.8 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of The Old Bay Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Hill | NNW 327° | 138 m | 9.0 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 295° | 127 m | 9.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | WNW 290° | 126 m | 10.7 mi |
| Red Brush Hill | W 278° | 124 m | 13.0 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | N 349° | 122 m | 6.0 mi |
| Knuckup Hill | WNW 288° | 119 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | W 269° | 119 m | 9.9 mi |
| Dudley Hill | NW 318° | 116 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8977841295
Day trips start here
- Bristol-Norfolk · 5 mi
- Mansfield · 5 mi
- Taunton · 7 mi
- Bridgewater · 8 mi
- Brockton · 8 mi
- Foxborough · 8 mi
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