Burkhardt"S Rail Spur
Burkhardt"S Rail Spur is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Swamp Wetlands, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 21.1 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 6 mi
- Lookout Point · 9 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 18 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Swamp Wetlands: 0.0 mi
- Cedar Swamp Wetlands: 0.1 mi
- Beach St Wetlands: 0.3 mi
- Sturges Rd Wetlands: 0.3 mi
- Cedar Park Wetlands: 0.3 mi
- Deborah Sampson Park: 0.5 mi
- Beech Tree Park: 0.9 mi
- Frank I. Sullivan Recreational Area: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground: 1.1 mi
- 1st Sgt James A. Keating Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 0.9 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 1.6 mi
- Tom Brady: 3.8 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 4.0 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 4.8 mi
- Hobbs Hill: 1.0 mi
- Bluff Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cow Hill: 1.5 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cistern: 1.4 mi
- Ruined Vehicle: 1.5 mi
- Ruined Vehicle: 1.5 mi
- Old Chimney: 1.7 mi
- Collapsed house: 1.8 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 3.8 mi
- Morse House: 4.8 mi
- Children's Museum Easton: 5.2 mi
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 7.4 mi
- King Philip Rock: 1.9 mi
- Ames Boulder: 3.3 mi
- 2: 7.6 mi
- 1: 7.6 mi
- 13: 8.0 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 5.1 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 7.7 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 8.8 mi
- South Beach: 9.2 mi
- North Beach: 9.4 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 7.0 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.5 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 7.5 mi
- West Common: 7.8 mi
- Julia's Garden: 9.6 mi
- King Philip Rock: 1.9 mi
- King Philip Cave: 2.2 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 9.2 mi
- The Shield: 11.8 mi
- S Wall: 12.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 3.2 mi
- 35: 9.5 mi
- 36: 9.5 mi
- 15: 9.5 mi
- 16-34: 9.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 7.9 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 8.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Boathouse: 21.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.8 mi
- Boston Light: 21.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 21.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 9.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 23.3 mi
- Rock Falls: 11.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 24.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Burkhardt"S Rail Spur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | NNE 28° | 193 m | 8.4 mi |
| Moose Hill | NW 320° | 163 m | 1.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | NNE 32° | 155 m | 9.3 mi |
| Buck Hill | NE 38° | 151 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | NNE 31° | 140 m | 9.1 mi |
| Bluff Hill | WNW 296° | 138 m | 1.4 mi |
| Snow Hill | NNW 329° | 137 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NNW 330° | 134 m | 8.8 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 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:31 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29836307
Day trips start here
- Sharon · 1 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 3 mi
- Canton · 4 mi
- Foxborough · 4 mi
- Walpole · 4 mi
- Mansfield · 5 mi
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