Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Dunham's Brook Conservation Area
Dunham's Brook Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 8.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.54847, -71.08633
- 8.1 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 9.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 22.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 21 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sherman Hill: 0.5 mi
- Nootas Hill: 2.0 mi
- Nootas Hill: 2.3 mi
- Simmons Hill: 4.9 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 5.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Hix Bridge Parcel: 0.5 mi
- Phoebe A. Chardon Cr: 0.6 mi
- Hix Bridge Parcel: 0.7 mi
- Main Road Parcel: 0.8 mi
- Westport Main Road Cr: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 2.2 mi
- Barn Foundation: 5.8 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 6.3 mi
- Sun Dial: 9.5 mi
Beaches
- Horseneck Beach: 2.6 mi
- South Shore Beach: 4.0 mi
- East Horseneck Beach: 4.3 mi
- Little Beach: 4.8 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 7.3 mi
Parks
- Adult Softball Field: 3.0 mi
- Horseneck Beach State Reservation: 3.4 mi
- Camp Noquochoke: 3.5 mi
- Weetamoo Woods: 4.7 mi
- New Bedford Park: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Horeseneck Point Lifesaving Station: 4.3 mi
- Doll Museum: 4.7 mi
- Whitehall Museum House: 9.8 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 9.9 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 48
- Bumber Boats: 6.6 mi
- Newport Polo: 8.4 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 10.3 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 10.3 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 31
- Spinwinder: 7.1 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 11.4 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 12.3 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 12.3 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
- The Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Marys Seat: 11.8 mi
- Usher Rocks: 13.1 mi
- Rams Head: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 16
- Ecological Oasis: 5.3 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 5.9 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 6.3 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 7.0 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 9.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Clark's Point Light: 10.1 mi
- Beavertail Light: 17.6 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 17.6 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 22.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 16.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 18.5 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 20.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Big Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Dunham's Brook Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | N 6° | 109 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NW 323° | 95 m | 9.0 mi |
| Slate Hill | W 266° | 87 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | NW 326° | 85 m | 9.4 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 330° | 77 m | 10.0 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 330° | 77 m | 10.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 290° | 69 m | 9.7 mi |
| Barber Heights | W 265° | 67 m | 17.6 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 | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/29870169
Day trips start here
- Little Compton · 5 mi
- Westport · 7 mi
- Dartmouth · 8 mi
- Tiverton · 8 mi
- Newport County · 9 mi
- Portsmouth · 9 mi
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