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Charlotte/River Road

Charlotte/River Road from directly overhead

Charlotte/River Road is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is King Phillip's Cave Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.8 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97496, -71.13276

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Toad Island Park: 0.5 mi
  • Watson Pond State Park: 2.0 mi
  • Wheaton Farm Walking Trails: 2.2 mi
  • Library Park: 2.5 mi
  • Norton Common: 2.9 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 0.9 mi
  • Old Shed: 0.9 mi
  • Old Shed: 0.9 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 2.5 mi
  • To Woodward Forest: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Prospect Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Shpack Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Moose Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Stonehouse Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Foolish Hill: 7.5 mi
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
  • Oliver Ames: 6.7 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 7.9 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 7.9 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 8.0 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 60
  • Barbara Road Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Pierce Beach: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 43
Picnic sites: 26
  • Oak Grove: 6.2 mi
  • 12: 9.4 mi
  • 11: 9.4 mi
  • 8: 9.4 mi
  • 7: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 15.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Charlotte/River Road. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNNW 338°163 m11.1 mi
Bluff HillNNW 336°138 m10.5 mi
High RockNW 307°127 m9.9 mi
Pinnacle HillWNW 301°126 m11.1 mi
Red Brush HillWNW 288°124 m12.9 mi
Rattlesnake HillN 356°122 m8.0 mi
Bald HillWNW 293°121 m12.9 mi
Knuckup HillWNW 299°119 m11.6 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 °F273036475867737164524233
Precip in4.23.65.14.43.34.53.23.64.24.84.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NWS Boston/norton, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29818290

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