Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Fitch Land
Fitch Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north, 14 miles off. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 8.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1991
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.52541, -71.07879
- 8.2 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 10.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 22.9 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Fitch Land: 0.0 mi
- Fitch Land: 0.0 mi
- Gifford Land: 0.1 mi
- Westport Point: 0.2 mi
- Bigelow Land: 0.3 mi
Beaches
- Horseneck Beach: 1.0 mi
- East Horseneck Beach: 2.9 mi
- South Shore Beach: 3.0 mi
- Little Beach: 3.8 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 6.9 mi
Parks
- Horseneck Beach State Reservation: 2.0 mi
- Adult Softball Field: 4.4 mi
- Camp Noquochoke: 4.9 mi
- CAMARA - "The Ponderosa": 5.4 mi
- Weetamoo Woods: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Sherman Hill: 2.1 mi
- Nootas Hill: 2.4 mi
- Nootas Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 4.5 mi
- Simmons Hill: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Horeseneck Point Lifesaving Station: 2.9 mi
- Doll Museum: 5.2 mi
- Whitehall Museum House: 10.0 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 10.3 mi
- Cuttyhunk Historical Society Museum: 10.6 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 3.2 mi
- Barn Foundation: 5.8 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 7.9 mi
- Battery Milliken: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 39
- Bumber Boats: 8.0 mi
- Newport Polo: 9.0 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 11.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 11.1 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 26
- Spinwinder: 8.3 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 12.2 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 12.3 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 12.7 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
- The Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Marys Seat: 11.6 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Usher Rocks: 14.4 mi
- Rams Head: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 14
- Ecological Oasis: 5.1 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 5.7 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 8.4 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 10.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Clark's Point Light: 10.3 mi
- Beavertail Light: 17.4 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 17.4 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 16.8 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 18.8 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 21.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Fitch Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | N 4° | 109 m | 13.6 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NNW 326° | 95 m | 10.6 mi |
| Slate Hill | W 276° | 87 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cook Hill | NNW 329° | 85 m | 11.0 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 332° | 77 m | 11.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 332° | 77 m | 11.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 297° | 69 m | 10.7 mi |
| Barber Heights | W 270° | 67 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29859956
Day trips start here
- Little Compton · 5 mi
- Dartmouth · 8 mi
- Westport · 8 mi
- Newport County · 10 mi
- Portsmouth · 10 mi
- Tiverton · 10 mi
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