Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Conservation Land
Conservation Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mallard Point, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 8.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Somerset Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.77632, -71.12234
- 8.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 8.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 17.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 14 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Lookout Point · 18 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mallard Point: 0.3 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Conservation Land: 0.7 mi
- Broad Cove: 0.9 mi
- Quirk Mello Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Village Waterfront Park: 0.5 mi
- KRR Complex: 1.8 mi
- Potterville School Playground: 2.0 mi
- Buffington Park: 2.2 mi
- Buffington Park: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Pierce Beach: 1.0 mi
- Brayton Point Beach: 5.5 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 6.1 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 8.2 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 9.2 mi
Peaks
- Hunters Hill: 2.1 mi
- Richmond Hill: 2.1 mi
- Hospital Hill: 2.9 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 3.4 mi
- Profile Rock: 3.7 mi
Artworks
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 4.3 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 7.6 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 7.6 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 7.7 mi
- Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 7.7 mi
Museums
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 5.0 mi
- Martin House and Farm: 7.1 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 8.0 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 8.8 mi
- Charles W. Greene Museum: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 60
- USS Massachusetts: 5.2 mi
- USS Hiddensee: 5.3 mi
- USS Lionfish: 5.3 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 5.3 mi
- Battleship Cove: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Portas Da Cidade: 5.6 mi
- Helicopter Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Arthur Cleveland Bent Memorial Cabin: 7.2 mi
- Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War: 7.7 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 25
- Fragrance Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 10.2 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 14.2 mi
- Big A Hedge: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- 4: 18.2 mi
- 6: 18.2 mi
- 7: 18.2 mi
- 8: 18.2 mi
- 11: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Tree Point Rocks: 9.5 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 9.9 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Usher Rocks: 11.9 mi
- White Banks: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 5.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 6.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Roger Williams Spring: 15.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 16.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 19.4 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 22.8 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- East Greenwich Falls: 19.4 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 19.5 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.0 mi
- The Falls: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Clark's Point Light: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Conservation Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | SE 140° | 109 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | SSW 203° | 95 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | SSW 203° | 85 m | 8.6 mi |
| Great Meadow Hill | NW 325° | 78 m | 8.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSW 204° | 77 m | 7.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSW 204° | 77 m | 7.8 mi |
| Great Rock | NW 304° | 71 m | 10.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | NW 320° | 68 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taunton Muni AP, 9 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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