Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Cushing Conservation Area
Cushing Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Commission, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Veteran's Memorial Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.82634, -71.32218
- 3.2 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 2.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 7.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 6 mi
- Lookout Point · 12 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Conservation Commission: 0.4 mi
- Brookside/Olney Area: 1.1 mi
- Helen Brackett Reserve: 1.1 mi
- Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Woods: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Jacobs Hill: 0.9 mi
- Great Rock: 2.9 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 3.5 mi
- Fowlers Hill: 3.6 mi
Attractions
- Hunts Mill Pump House: 1.2 mi
- Hunt House Root Cellar: 1.2 mi
- Slater Mill: 4.7 mi
- Waterplace Park: 4.7 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Hunt House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 3.3 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 3.7 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 3.9 mi
- John Brown House Museum: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Bridgham Farm Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Onna W. Moniz-John Park: 2.4 mi
- Blackstone Park: 3.1 mi
- Paterson Park: 3.1 mi
- Ron Silva Baseball Complex: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- World War I Memorial: 2.5 mi
- George M. Cohen Monument: 3.7 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Gate: 4.0 mi
- Home plate of the demolished McCoy Stadium: 4.0 mi
- War Memorial: 4.1 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Mrs Skipper: 3.6 mi
- Indomitable: 3.9 mi
- P-131317: 4.1 mi
- Caesar Augustus: 4.1 mi
- The Hummingbird Palace: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 47
- Edgewood Beach: 4.8 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 7.3 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 7.4 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 7.9 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 24
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 3.9 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 4.1 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 8.1 mi
- 4: 11.9 mi
- 6: 11.9 mi
- 3: 11.9 mi
- 5: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Tree Point Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Summit Wall: 7.5 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 7.6 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 7.6 mi
- Jade Boulder: 7.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 5.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 6.2 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.1 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Cascade Brook Falls: 13.2 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 13.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 14.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 18.3 mi
- The Falls: 22.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 4.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 14.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Cushing Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | W 264° | 210 m | 11.1 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WNW 292° | 144 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tracy Hill | WNW 283° | 131 m | 10.6 mi |
| Jenckes Hill | NW 307° | 129 m | 8.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 332° | 126 m | 10.1 mi |
| Snake Den | W 278° | 120 m | 10.6 mi |
| Whipple Hill | WNW 295° | 116 m | 9.6 mi |
| Round Rocks | W 264° | 116 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29818998
Day trips start here
- Seekonk · 1 mi
- East Providence · 3 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 4 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 4 mi
- Pawtucket · 5 mi
- Providence · 5 mi
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