Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Foundry Street Conservation Area
Foundry Street Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is New Pond Dam, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Easton Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.02116, -71.13445
- 8.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 19.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 21.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 8 mi
- Lookout Point · 9 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- New Pond Dam: 0.3 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.1 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.1 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.1 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Wheaton Farm Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Furnace Village Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Furnace Village Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Poquanticut Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Beaver Brook Management Area: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- The Old Bay Road: 1.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.6 mi
Attractions
- Old Shed: 2.4 mi
- Old Shed: 2.4 mi
- Ames Boulder: 3.1 mi
- Path Continues: 3.6 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum Easton: 3.6 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 8.3 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 8.6 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 9.2 mi
Artworks
- Oliver Ames: 3.7 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.6 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 7.4 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 7.6 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 7.6 mi
Peaks
- Stonehouse Hill: 4.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 4.8 mi
- Cow Hill: 5.0 mi
- Foolish Hill: 5.5 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 5.6 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 5.9 mi
- Big A Hedge: 9.2 mi
- Julia's Garden: 9.3 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Katie's Garden: 10.1 mi
Beaches
- Barbara Road Beach: 10.5 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 10.5 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 11.3 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 11.7 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 47
- King Philip Cave: 4.5 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.6 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 13.8 mi
- The Shield: 15.3 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Oak Grove: 3.2 mi
- 12: 9.3 mi
- 11: 9.3 mi
- 8: 9.3 mi
- 10: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 11
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.1 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.6 mi
- Boston Light: 24.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 13.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 14.1 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Foundry Street Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | N 5° | 193 m | 13.2 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNW 330° | 163 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bluff Hill | NNW 327° | 138 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wolcott Hill | N 6° | 132 m | 13.4 mi |
| Houghton Hill | N 8° | 129 m | 13.4 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 290° | 127 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | WNW 285° | 126 m | 9.7 mi |
| Red Brush Hill | W 273° | 124 m | 12.2 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 | 20:24 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/871546601
Day trips start here
- Bristol-Norfolk · 4 mi
- Mansfield · 4 mi
- Brockton · 7 mi
- Foxborough · 7 mi
- Sharon · 7 mi
- Stoughton · 7 mi
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