Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Canoe River Access

Canoe River Access from directly overhead

Canoe River Access is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access: Yes

Getting there

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Coordinates41.98880, -71.16484

8.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
14.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
16.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
18.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Attractions

Path Continues: 1.5 mi
Old Shed: 2.1 mi
Old Shed: 2.1 mi
To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 2.5 mi
To Woodward Forest: 2.8 mi

Parks

Library Park: 1.6 mi
Norton Common: 1.9 mi
MSG Gregory R. Trent Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
Toad Island Park: 2.4 mi
Wheaton Farm Walking Trails: 2.6 mi

Historic sites

The Old Bay Road: 2.5 mi
Cobbler's Cornner: 3.2 mi
World War II Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
Robsinson Park: 3.7 mi
Mansfield's Great Duck Race Fountain: 3.7 mi

Gardens

West Common: 4.2 mi
Big A Hedge: 6.7 mi
Katie's Garden: 7.7 mi
Nature's Play Area: 7.7 mi
Julia's Garden: 7.7 mi

Peaks

Moose Hill: 4.6 mi
Prospect Hill: 4.9 mi
Shpack Hill: 4.9 mi
Foolish Hill: 5.7 mi
Cow Hill: 6.6 mi

Museums

Children's Museum Easton: 6.3 mi
Attleboro Arts Museum: 6.7 mi
Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 6.8 mi
Old Colony History Museum: 7.3 mi
Falls Fire Barn Museum: 7.8 mi

Artworks

Oliver Ames: 6.4 mi
"HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.7 mi
"Arts for Everyone" Mural: 6.7 mi
Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.8 mi
"Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.9 mi

Beaches55

Barbara Road Beach: 8.4 mi
Whiting's Pond Beach: 8.8 mi
Sweatt Beach: 11.3 mi
Turner Pond Beach: 12.4 mi
Fishermans Beach: 14.3 mi

Cliffs42

King Philip Cave: 5.9 mi
King Philip Rock: 6.2 mi
Fatboy Boulder: 15.0 mi
Pond Cave: 15.1 mi
Summit Wall: 15.1 mi

Picnic sites26

Oak Grove: 5.0 mi
12: 7.6 mi
11: 7.6 mi
8: 7.6 mi
7: 7.7 mi

Rest areas10

Interstate 95 Rest Area: 6.1 mi
Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.5 mi
Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 14.8 mi
Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.8 mi

Springs2

Pakomet Spring: 16.0 mi
Roger Williams Spring: 16.7 mi

Waterfalls2

Rock Falls: 16.8 mi
Cascade Brook Falls: 22.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Canoe River Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Moose Hill	NNW 345°	163 m	9.7 mi
Diamond Hill	W 273°	144 m	12.8 mi
Bluff Hill	NNW 343°	138 m	9.0 mi
Bucks Hill	WNW 284°	137 m	12.6 mi
High Rock	NW 309°	127 m	8.0 mi
Pinnacle Hill	WNW 301°	126 m	9.2 mi
Hunting Hill	W 260°	126 m	13.1 mi
Red Brush Hill	WNW 286°	124 m	11.0 mi

Conditions

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	20:24
September equinox	06:33	18:07	18:44
December solstice	07:10	15:32	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	27	29	36	47	57	66	72	71	63	51	42	33
Precip in	4.4	3.8	5.4	4.7	3.6	4.3	3.5	3.8	4.1	5.1	4.5	5.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29818278

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