Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Anawan Rock
Anawan Rock is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Jenckes Hill stands 129 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Annawan Rock, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968
How to reach it
Coordinates41.86504, -71.21388
- 8.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 9.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 11.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Lookout Point · 11 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Annawan Rock: 0.0 mi
- Great Meadow Hill: 1.0 mi
- Long Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Terrydiddle: 2.6 mi
- Fowlers Hill: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Little Squannakonk Swamp: 1.2 mi
- Town Forest: 1.7 mi
- Town Forest: 1.8 mi
- Reynolds Avenue Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
- River Run Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Carpenter Museum: 2.6 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 6.4 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 6.5 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 7.0 mi
- Hunt House Museum: 7.3 mi
Parks
- Rehoboth Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Arthur Sharp Estate: 4.2 mi
- Westville Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Poncin Hewitt Fields: 4.9 mi
Attractions: 60
- Path Continues: 3.9 mi
- Deborah's Garden: 4.0 mi
- The Glen: 4.1 mi
- Vernal Pool: 4.1 mi
- Trailers: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- Arthur Cleveland Bent Memorial Cabin: 4.5 mi
- Plante-Quintairo Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Wm.A. Streeter Post 145 G.A.R: 6.5 mi
- Gilbert Perry Square: 6.5 mi
- World Trade Center Spandrel: 6.5 mi
Artworks
- "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 6.5 mi
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.5 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.6 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.7 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 42
- Pierce Beach: 8.1 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 9.2 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 9.6 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 10.5 mi
- Brayton Point Beach: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 30
- Fragrance Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Big A Hedge: 6.5 mi
- Attleboro Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 6.6 mi
- Katie's Garden: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- 4: 10.5 mi
- 6: 10.5 mi
- 7: 10.5 mi
- 8: 10.6 mi
- 5: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Tree Point Rocks: 10.7 mi
- Summit Wall: 11.5 mi
- Jade Boulder: 11.5 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 11.5 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 6.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 7.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Roger Williams Spring: 10.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 19.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.3 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Brook Falls: 18.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 19.4 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 19.4 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 24.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Clark's Point Light: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Anawan Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenckes Hill | WNW 282° | 129 m | 12.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 301° | 126 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | NNW 332° | 118.87 m | 10.7 mi |
| Streeter Hill | NW 317° | 111 m | 13.1 mi |
| Copicut Hill | SE 141° | 109 m | 12.7 mi |
| Foolish Hill | N 356° | 104 m | 13.1 mi |
| Molasses Hill | WNW 290° | 96 m | 12.3 mi |
| Stump Hill | W 278° | 93 m | 10.9 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 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NWS Boston/norton, 7 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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