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Canoe River Lands Preserve

Canoe River Lands Preserve from directly overhead

Canoe River Lands Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Canoe River Greenbelt amd Recreational Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.1 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00010, -71.15740

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • New Pond Dam: 1.9 mi
  • Wheaton Farm Walking Trails: 1.9 mi
  • Library Park: 2.4 mi
  • Toad Island Park: 2.6 mi
  • Edwin A. Keach Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Old Shed: 1.9 mi
  • Old Shed: 1.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.1 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 3.3 mi
  • To Woodward Forest: 3.7 mi
Gardens
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
  • Oliver Ames: 5.5 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 7.4 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 7.4 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 7.5 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 7.6 mi
Beaches
  • Barbara Road Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Fishermans Beach: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 44
Picnic sites: 26
  • Oak Grove: 4.3 mi
  • 12: 8.0 mi
  • 11: 8.0 mi
  • 8: 8.0 mi
  • 7: 8.0 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 6.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 15.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNNW 341°163 m9.0 mi
Diamond HillW 270°144 m13.2 mi
Bluff HillNNW 339°138 m8.4 mi
Bucks HillW 280°137 m12.8 mi
High RockWNW 303°127 m7.9 mi
Pinnacle HillWNW 296°126 m9.1 mi
Red Brush HillW 281°124 m11.2 mi
Rattlesnake HillN 7°122 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:24
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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/998638113

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