Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Big Ram Island
Big Ram Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Ram Island, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 9.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates41.51898, -71.05655
- 9.3 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 11.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 24.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 23 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Little Ram Island: 0.3 mi
- Marianne Pineau Island: 0.7 mi
- Horseneck Beach State Reservation: 0.9 mi
- Wlct Conservation Land: 1.1 mi
- Fitch Land: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Horseneck Beach State Reservation: 0.9 mi
- Adult Softball Field: 4.6 mi
- Camp Noquochoke: 5.3 mi
- New Bedford Park: 5.5 mi
- Mothas Park: 5.9 mi
Beaches
- Horseneck Beach: 1.5 mi
- East Horseneck Beach: 1.7 mi
- Little Beach: 2.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 3.7 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 5.9 mi
Museums
- Horeseneck Point Lifesaving Station: 1.8 mi
- Doll Museum: 4.8 mi
- Cuttyhunk Historical Society Museum: 9.5 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 9.5 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 10.1 mi
Peaks
- Sherman Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 3.4 mi
- Nootas Hill: 3.6 mi
- Nootas Hill: 3.7 mi
- Simmons Hill: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 4.4 mi
- Barn Foundation: 4.9 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 8.8 mi
- Bartholomew Gosnold Memorial Tower: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 36
- Bumber Boats: 8.3 mi
- Newport Polo: 10.2 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 10.6 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 10.6 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 23
- The Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Marys Seat: 12.7 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 13.7 mi
- South Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Usher Rocks: 15.6 mi
Artworks: 20
- Spinwinder: 8.2 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 13.3 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 13.3 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 13.8 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 12
- Ecological Oasis: 6.1 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 6.7 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 8.6 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 10.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 9.5 mi
- Beavertail Light: 18.4 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 18.4 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 20.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 16.2 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 18.7 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 20.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 22.8 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 19.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Big Ram Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | N 359° | 109 m | 14.0 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NW 323° | 95 m | 11.6 mi |
| Peaked Hill | SE 124° | 94.8 m | 19.9 mi |
| Slate Hill | W 278° | 87 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | NW 326° | 85 m | 11.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ESE 123° | 78 m | 19.2 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 328° | 77 m | 12.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 329° | 77 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29870955
Day trips start here
- Little Compton · 6 mi
- Dartmouth · 8 mi
- Westport · 8 mi
- New Bedford · 11 mi
- Newport County · 11 mi
- Portsmouth · 11 mi
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