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Hercules Powder Co

Hercules Powder Co from directly overhead

Hercules Powder Co is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is County Street Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.5 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04344, -71.23205

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Lowney Common: 1.0 mi
  • Harry B. Chase Jr. Place: 1.3 mi
  • Mansfield Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Robinbson Park: 1.4 mi
  • Mansfield Common: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 3.5 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 3.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.2 mi
  • G's Place: 6.3 mi
  • Trailers: 6.5 mi
Artworks
  • Tom Brady: 3.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 6.3 mi
  • Oliver Ames: 6.8 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 7.3 mi
Museums
Beaches: 60
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 42
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 3.7 mi
  • 35: 5.1 mi
  • 12: 5.2 mi
  • 15: 5.2 mi
  • 11: 5.2 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 3.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 13.1 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 17.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Hercules Powder Co. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN 10°163 m5.6 mi
Beacon Pole HillWSW 253°162 m11.7 mi
Catamint HillWSW 255°152 m11.3 mi
Bald HillW 272°145 m11.2 mi
Diamond HillWSW 252°144 m9.8 mi
Iron Rock HillWSW 256°140 m11.9 mi
Bluff HillN 10°138 m4.9 mi
Oak HillW 268°138 m11.1 mi

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 solstice07:1115:3216:17

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29858955

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