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Cocasset River Watershed

Cocasset River Watershed from directly overhead

Cocasset River Watershed is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mirimichi Street, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.4 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.03476, -71.27963

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Cocasset River Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 0.6 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
  • High Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Moose Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Pinnacle Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Pinnacle: 2.5 mi
  • Tilting Rock: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Beaches: 60
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 7.8 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 8.1 mi
Artworks
  • Tom Brady: 4.0 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.2 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.2 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.2 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.0 mi
  • G's Place: 6.0 mi
  • Trailers: 6.3 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 40
Picnic sites: 38
  • 35: 2.9 mi
  • 36: 2.9 mi
  • 16-34: 3.0 mi
  • 15: 3.0 mi
  • 12: 3.0 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 1.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 2.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Cocasset River Watershed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNNE 29°163 m7.0 mi
Beacon Pole HillWSW 253°162 m9.2 mi
Catamint HillWSW 255°152 m8.8 mi
Bald HillW 276°145 m8.8 mi
Diamond HillWSW 251°144 m7.3 mi
Iron Rock HillWSW 256°140 m9.4 mi
Bluff HillNNE 31°138 m6.3 mi
Oak HillW 271°138 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1019:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3216:17

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29818127

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