Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Eisenhower Swamp

Eisenhower Swamp from directly overhead

Eisenhower Swamp is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Misty Meadows, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.96505, -71.24970

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 1.0 mi
  • G's Place: 1.0 mi
  • Trailers: 1.2 mi
  • Vernal Pool: 3.0 mi
  • The Glen: 3.1 mi
Parks
  • Horton Field: 1.6 mi
  • Bungay Park: 1.9 mi
  • Norton Tricentennial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Finberg Park: 2.0 mi
  • Charles O. Fiske Square: 2.3 mi
Peaks
  • Shpack Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Moose Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Oak Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Ides Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Sunrise Hill: 4.1 mi
Artworks
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 2.1 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 2.1 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 2.2 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 2.3 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 2.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Vietnam War Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Korean War Monument: 2.1 mi
  • World War II Monument: 2.1 mi
  • World War II Monument: 2.1 mi
  • World War I Monument: 2.1 mi
Gardens
  • Big A Hedge: 2.2 mi
  • West Common: 2.3 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 3.1 mi
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Barbara Road Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Frank Moody State Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • King Philip Cave: 8.2 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 10.4 mi
  • Pond Cave: 10.4 mi
  • Summit Wall: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • 8: 4.0 mi
  • 7: 4.0 mi
  • 6: 4.0 mi
  • 11: 4.0 mi
  • 12: 4.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 3.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 3.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Eisenhower Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN 10°163 m11.1 mi
Beacon Pole HillWNW 281°162 m10.5 mi
Catamint HillWNW 284°152 m10.3 mi
Diamond HillWNW 286°144 m8.8 mi
Iron Rock HillWNW 283°140 m10.9 mi
Bluff HillN 10°138 m10.4 mi
Oak HillWNW 296°138 m11.3 mi
Bucks HillWNW 301°137 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29882958

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Eisenhower Swamp.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens