Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Canoe River Greenbelt
Canoe River Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.01794, -71.17306
- 6.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 17.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 20.6 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 7 mi
- Lookout Point · 7 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 18 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Canoe River Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
- Canoe River Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- Flint Parcel: 0.4 mi
- Flint Parcel: 0.4 mi
- Flint Parcel: 0.5 mi
Parks
- New Pond Dam: 1.8 mi
- Edwin A. Keach Park: 2.0 mi
- Cross Point Church Park: 2.0 mi
- Mansfield Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Mansfield Common: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Robsinson Park: 2.4 mi
- In Honor of Robert C. Libbey: 2.4 mi
- Mansfield's Great Duck Race Fountain: 2.4 mi
- Cobbler's Cornner: 2.5 mi
Attractions
- Ames Boulder: 3.1 mi
- Old Shed: 3.3 mi
- Old Shed: 3.3 mi
- Path Continues: 3.5 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Moose Hill: 3.7 mi
- Foolish Hill: 3.9 mi
- Cow Hill: 4.5 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 4.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 4.0 mi
- Julia's Garden: 7.3 mi
- Big A Hedge: 7.5 mi
- Katie's Garden: 8.4 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 8.5 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum Easton: 5.0 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 7.0 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 7.5 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 7.6 mi
Artworks
- Oliver Ames: 5.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.5 mi
- Tom Brady: 7.0 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 7.4 mi
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 7.5 mi
Beaches
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 8.5 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 8.6 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 10.0 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 10.4 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 41
- King Philip Cave: 3.9 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.1 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 14.4 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 15.5 mi
- Pond Cave: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Oak Grove: 3.1 mi
- 12: 7.3 mi
- 11: 7.3 mi
- 8: 7.3 mi
- 10: 7.3 mi
Rest areas: 11
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 15.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 14.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 15.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Canoe River Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | NNW 344° | 163 m | 7.6 mi |
| Diamond Hill | W 264° | 144 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bluff Hill | NNW 341° | 138 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bucks Hill | W 275° | 137 m | 11.9 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 298° | 127 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | WNW 290° | 126 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 251° | 126 m | 13.2 mi |
| Red Brush Hill | W 275° | 124 m | 10.2 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 | 07:10 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29883067
Day trips start here
- Bristol-Norfolk · 3 mi
- Mansfield · 3 mi
- Foxborough · 5 mi
- Sharon · 7 mi
- Attleboro · 8 mi
- Stoughton · 8 mi
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