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Cockell Island

Cockell Island from directly overhead

Cockell Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Nobscot Hill stands 183 m to the northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Simpson Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Sudbury Valley Trustees
Access
restricted
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.31822, -71.41517

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • Fairy Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Boston Marathon - Wellesley Scream Tunnel: 5.7 mi
  • Rice Tavern Foundation: 6.5 mi
  • Ponyhenge: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Learned Pond Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Memorial Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Morses Pond Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Hopkinton Main Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Hopkinton Reservoir Beach: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 41
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Site 9: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 10: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 8: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 11: 9.3 mi
  • Picnic Site 6: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Westwood Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 17.7 mi
  • Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 20.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Quarry Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Mystery Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Wamesit Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Rock Falls: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Cockell Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nobscot HillNW 318°183 m2.6 mi
Gibbs MountainWNW 285°153 m3.6 mi
Doeskin HillNW 312°152 m2.8 mi
Spoon HillWNW 300°146 m6.4 mi
Farm HillWNW 287°139 m6.0 mi
Juniper HillWNW 303°136 m2.4 mi
Wildcat HillSW 232°132 m4.6 mi
Clear HillW 267°132 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4420:27
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1215:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475766727062514132
Precip in3.43.13.94.13.84.13.93.84.24.83.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/124804429

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