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Canoe River Greenbelt

Canoe River Greenbelt from directly overhead

Canoe River Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard and Marydee Flynn Cons Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.8 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02467, -71.19390

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mansfield Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Mansfield Common: 1.2 mi
  • Cross Point Church Park: 1.2 mi
  • Harry B. Chase Jr. Place: 1.2 mi
  • Robinbson Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
  • Ames Boulder: 3.0 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 3.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.4 mi
  • Old Shed: 4.4 mi
  • Old Shed: 4.4 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • Oliver Ames: 5.5 mi
  • Tom Brady: 5.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 7.0 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 7.1 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 41
Picnic sites: 29
  • Oak Grove: 3.0 mi
  • 12: 6.4 mi
  • 11: 6.4 mi
  • 8: 6.4 mi
  • 10: 6.4 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 5.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 14.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 14.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 21.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Canoe River Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN 352°163 m6.9 mi
Diamond HillW 261°144 m11.4 mi
Bluff HillN 349°138 m6.2 mi
Bucks HillW 273°137 m10.8 mi
High RockWNW 298°127 m5.4 mi
Pinnacle HillWNW 289°126 m6.7 mi
Hunting HillWSW 247°126 m12.4 mi
Red Brush HillW 273°124 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29883655

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