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East Over Reservation

East Over Reservation from directly overhead

East Over Reservation is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Delano Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2005-06-09

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74698, -70.81071

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
  • Fearing Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Vaughn Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Tinkham Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Lincoln Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Mendall Hill: 4.9 mi
Beaches
Museums
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 23
  • Merchant Marine Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Tree of Bike: 12.5 mi
  • Spinwinder: 12.9 mi
  • Pratt Memorial Statue: 15.5 mi
  • The Pilgrim Maiden: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
Gardens: 18
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 15.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 20.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 11.5 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 13.0 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of East Over Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copicut HillW 262°109 m13.0 mi
Pine HillESE 102°93 m12.9 mi
Flatrock HillE 88°82 m14.0 mi
Avery HillE 94°80 m13.1 mi
Deer Horn HillESE 118°71 m12.9 mi
Tinkham HillNW 306°64 m10.8 mi
Ridge HillWSW 253°64 m11.7 mi
Breakneck HillWNW 283°64 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:55
June solstice05:0919:4020:22
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
December solstice07:0815:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293137475766737164534435
Precip in4.53.85.74.93.64.13.44.14.45.04.75.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 6 mi away.

  • striped wintergreen16 obs
  • Ghost Pipe14 obs
  • pink lady's slipper9 obs
  • Bluegill7 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush7 obs
  • Cucumber Root6 obs
  • autumn olive6 obs
  • Barnacle Goose5 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/29694989

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