Edith Read
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Edith Read is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Valentine Family Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 12.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 16.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 5 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 7 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Valentine Family Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Rose Farm: 0.4 mi
- Eisenhower Swamp: 0.8 mi
- Wetherell's Island: 1.0 mi
- The Clover Lot: 1.0 mi
- Path Continues: 0.5 mi
- G's Place: 0.7 mi
- Trailers: 0.8 mi
- Vernal Pool: 2.6 mi
- The Glen: 2.7 mi
- Norton Tricentennial Park: 1.1 mi
- Finberg Park: 2.2 mi
- Horton Field: 2.2 mi
- MSG Gregory R. Trent Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Norton Common: 2.4 mi
- Shpack Hill: 1.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.9 mi
- Moose Hill: 4.0 mi
- Ides Hill: 4.4 mi
- Sunrise Hill: 4.9 mi
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 2.6 mi
- "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 2.6 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 2.7 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 2.8 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 2.9 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 2.6 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 2.7 mi
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 4.1 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 8.4 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 8.6 mi
- Vietnam War Monument: 2.6 mi
- Korean War Monument: 2.6 mi
- World War II Monument: 2.6 mi
- World War II Monument: 2.6 mi
- World War I Monument: 2.6 mi
- West Common: 2.7 mi
- Big A Hedge: 2.7 mi
- Katie's Garden: 3.6 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 3.6 mi
- Attleboro Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 4.8 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 5.7 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 9.7 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 11.5 mi
- Chilson Beach: 12.6 mi
- King Philip Cave: 8.2 mi
- King Philip Rock: 8.5 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 11.0 mi
- Pond Cave: 11.0 mi
- Summit Wall: 11.0 mi
- 8: 4.8 mi
- 7: 4.8 mi
- 11: 4.8 mi
- 6: 4.8 mi
- 12: 4.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.0 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.1 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.3 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 18.1 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.4 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 24.1 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 24.2 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 12.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 19.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Edith Read. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | N 5° | 163 m | 11.3 mi |
| Beacon Pole Hill | WNW 282° | 162 m | 11.3 mi |
| Catamint Hill | WNW 285° | 152 m | 11.2 mi |
| Diamond Hill | WNW 287° | 144 m | 9.6 mi |
| Iron Rock Hill | WNW 284° | 140 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bluff Hill | N 5° | 138 m | 10.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | WNW 296° | 138 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bucks Hill | WNW 300° | 137 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:32 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29818178
Day trips start here
- Attleboro · 3 mi
- Mansfield · 5 mi
- North Attleborough · 5 mi
- Foxborough · 7 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 8 mi
- Central Falls · 9 mi
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