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Con Area Near River

Con Area Near River from directly overhead

Con Area Near River is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Con Comm Land Near Acushnet River, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 18 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66858, -70.91548

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 0.7 mi
  • Brooklawn Park: 0.8 mi
  • Rivers End Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Tarkiln Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Mendall Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Tinkham Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Crapo Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Ridge Hill: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Cliffs: 25
Artworks: 24
  • Spinwinder: 5.4 mi
  • Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 12.9 mi
  • Merchant Marine Memorial: 15.8 mi
  • Rachel Carson: 16.0 mi
  • Whale Tail: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 20
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 17.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.1 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 19.7 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Con Area Near River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copicut HillWNW 296°109 m8.3 mi
Pocasset HillW 266°95 m14.3 mi
Cook HillW 268°85 m14.1 mi
Townsend HillW 272°77 m13.8 mi
Townsend HillW 272°77 m13.9 mi
Ridge HillWNW 288°64 m6.1 mi
Yellow HillW 273°64 m8.1 mi
Breakneck HillNW 318°64 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:1019:4020:22
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0815:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138475766727163534335
Precip in3.73.04.84.03.33.63.03.83.64.64.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Muni AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29691987

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