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Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary

Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Beacon Pole Hill stands 162 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Finberg Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.92972, -71.26584

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Finberg Park: 0.5 mi
  • Briggs Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Judith H. Robbins Riverfront Park: 1.3 mi
  • Charles O. Fiske Square: 1.4 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Attleboro Arts Museum: 1.3 mi
  • Falls Fire Barn Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Carpenter Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 7.1 mi
Artworks
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 1.3 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 1.3 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 1.4 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 1.5 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Wm.A. Streeter Post 145 G.A.R: 1.3 mi
  • Gilbert Perry Square: 1.3 mi
  • Vietnam War Monument: 1.3 mi
  • World War I Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Korean War Monument: 1.3 mi
Attractions: 60
  • The Glen: 1.6 mi
  • Deborah's Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.7 mi
  • Vernal Pool: 1.7 mi
  • Trailers: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 47
  • Big A Hedge: 1.3 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 1.7 mi
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • West Common: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 42
Cliffs: 29
Picnic sites: 23
  • 4: 5.3 mi
  • 6: 5.3 mi
  • 7: 5.3 mi
  • 8: 5.3 mi
  • 5: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 5.1 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beacon Pole HillWNW 295°162 m10.5 mi
Catamint HillWNW 298°152 m10.4 mi
Diamond HillWNW 303°144 m9.0 mi
Iron Rock HillWNW 297°140 m11.0 mi
Oak HillNW 308°138 m11.9 mi
Copper Mine HillWNW 292°137 m10.0 mi
Bucks HillNW 315°137 m10.1 mi
Jenckes HillW 260°129 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1119:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • House Sparrow144 obs
  • Bluegill130 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel95 obs
  • American Robin94 obs
  • Mourning Dove86 obs
  • Painted Turtle86 obs
  • Canada Goose80 obs
  • Mallard71 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/470014714

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