Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Gary Hobler Woodlands
Gary Hobler Woodlands is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Vue Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1998
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.63517, -70.80894
- 18.4 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 23.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 22.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Grand Vue Beach: 0.3 mi
- Brant Beach: 0.9 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 1.4 mi
- Pico Beach: 1.5 mi
- Hollywoods Beach: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Field Family Farm: 0.4 mi
- Newman Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Newman Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Field Family Farm: 0.6 mi
- Brandt Island Cove Wildlife Conservation Easement: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Mattapoisett Shipyard Park: 0.7 mi
- Shipyard Park: 1.6 mi
- Quadequena Club Tennis Courts: 1.7 mi
- South Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Camp Echo: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Tinkham Hill: 4.1 mi
- Mendall Hill: 6.0 mi
- Great Hill: 6.8 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 7.4 mi
- Vaughn Hill: 8.3 mi
Museums: 60
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 5.6 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 5.9 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- Mariner's Home: 5.9 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Fort Phoenix: 4.9 mi
- New Bedford Merchant Mariners: 5.5 mi
- Battery Walcott: 5.5 mi
- Battery Gaston: 5.6 mi
- World War II: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 35
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 5.8 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 5.9 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 5.9 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 5.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
- The Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- Nobska Point: 10.1 mi
- Hog Island: 10.8 mi
- South Bluff: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 21
- Spinwinder: 10.2 mi
- Rachel Carson: 10.4 mi
- Whale Tail: 10.4 mi
- Helen Keller: 10.4 mi
- Tree of Bike: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 19
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 6.2 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 10.3 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 10.8 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 11.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 5.6 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 11.5 mi
- West Chop Light: 15.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.5 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 22.1 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 16.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 3.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Gary Hobler Woodlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 295° | 109 m | 14.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 68° | 93 m | 13.5 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 59° | 82 m | 16.2 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 63° | 80 m | 14.6 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 81° | 71 m | 11.5 mi |
| Whiting Hill | SSE 161° | 68 m | 16.8 mi |
| Ridge Hill | WNW 291° | 64 m | 12.0 mi |
| Yellow Hill | WNW 282° | 64 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29697326
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 2 mi
- SouthCoast · 2 mi
- Marion · 5 mi
- New Bedford · 7 mi
- Rochester · 7 mi
- Dartmouth · 8 mi
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