Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Brayton Point Salt Marsh
Brayton Point Salt Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the east, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brayton Point Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 4.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.71228, -71.18581
- 4.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 4.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 13.8 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 11 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 21 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Brayton Point Beach: 0.1 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 2.0 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pierce Beach: 4.5 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Angus Street Right of Way: 0.3 mi
- Kennedy Park: 1.2 mi
- Gates of the City: 1.3 mi
- Kennedy Park: 1.3 mi
- Fall River Heritage State Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Fox Hill: 0.8 mi
- Townsend Hill: 2.6 mi
- Townsend Hill: 2.7 mi
- Cook Hill: 3.5 mi
- King Phillips Chair: 3.8 mi
Attractions
- USS Massachusetts: 1.2 mi
- Battleship Cove: 1.2 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 1.3 mi
- USS Lionfish: 1.3 mi
- USS Hiddensee: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Portas Da Cidade: 1.3 mi
- Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War: 4.0 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 4.0 mi
- Warren Vietnam Memorial: 4.8 mi
- King Philip's Remains: 5.1 mi
Museums
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 1.7 mi
- Pokanoket Tribal lands: 3.5 mi
- Charles W. Greene Museum: 5.1 mi
- Warren Armory: 5.1 mi
- Narragansett Steam Fire Engine Company: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Un-Named: 1.7 mi
- Off Long Point Property: 2.1 mi
- Birch Stevens Farm: 2.4 mi
- Chace Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Blackledge: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 59
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 1.6 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 2.6 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 2.6 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 2.7 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 27
- Woodcart Garden: 9.1 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 12.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.2 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 18.6 mi
- Little Beach: 19.6 mi
- Big Beach: 19.7 mi
- 4: 20.8 mi
- 6: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Tree Point Rocks: 5.5 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Usher Rocks: 6.5 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 14.9 mi
- The Bluff: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 4.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 4.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Roger Williams Spring: 14.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 14.7 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- East Greenwich Falls: 14.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 14.9 mi
- The Falls: 18.9 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Clark's Point Light: 16.8 mi
- Beavertail Light: 21.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Brayton Point Salt Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | E 84° | 109 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | S 184° | 95 m | 4.1 mi |
| Slate Hill | SSW 199° | 87 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cook Hill | S 181° | 85 m | 3.5 mi |
| Great Meadow Hill | N 352° | 78 m | 11.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | S 178° | 77 m | 2.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | S 178° | 77 m | 2.7 mi |
| Great Rock | NNW 333° | 71 m | 11.4 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 | 20:24 |
| 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/29862659
Day trips start here
- Fall River · 2 mi
- Swansea · 2 mi
- Bristol County · 5 mi
- Bristol · 5 mi
- Somerset · 5 mi
- Warren · 5 mi
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