Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Hersey Farm
Hersey Farm is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.05147, -71.24758
- 2.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 13.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 17.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 22.2 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 2 mi
- Lookout Point · 5 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hersey Farm: 0.2 mi
- Foxboro Co: 0.4 mi
- Gilmore: 0.5 mi
- Hercules Powder Co: 1.0 mi
- Cocasset Brook Greenbelt: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Foolish Hill: 0.8 mi
- High Rock: 2.1 mi
- Neponset Ridge: 2.1 mi
- Moose Hill: 2.4 mi
- Crackrock: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Cocasset River Park: 0.8 mi
- Foxborough Common: 0.9 mi
- Cocasset River Park: 1.2 mi
- Cocasset River Park: 1.3 mi
- Cocasset River Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial Hall: 0.9 mi
- Centre Burial Ground: 0.9 mi
- Global War on Terror Memorial: 0.9 mi
- In Honor of Robert C. Libbey: 2.3 mi
- Mansfield's Great Duck Race Fountain: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- Tom Brady: 3.0 mi
- Japanese Garden: 5.5 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 6.3 mi
- Oliver Ames: 7.4 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 7.6 mi
Museums
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 3.0 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 6.5 mi
- Children's Museum Easton: 7.5 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 7.6 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 3.7 mi
- Julia's Garden: 4.9 mi
- Big A Hedge: 7.6 mi
- Katie's Garden: 8.3 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 8.3 mi
Attractions
- King Philip Rock: 3.8 mi
- Ames Boulder: 4.4 mi
- Path Continues: 6.7 mi
- G's Place: 6.9 mi
- Trailers: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 60
- Sweatt Beach: 5.7 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 6.0 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 7.0 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 7.0 mi
- Chilson Beach: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 42
- King Philip Cave: 3.5 mi
- King Philip Rock: 3.8 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 13.8 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 13.9 mi
- Pond Cave: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Oak Grove: 4.3 mi
- 35: 4.9 mi
- 36: 4.9 mi
- 15: 4.9 mi
- 16-34: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 11
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 3.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 12.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 14.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 16.2 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Hersey Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | NNE 19° | 163 m | 5.3 mi |
| Beacon Pole Hill | WSW 249° | 162 m | 11.1 mi |
| Catamint Hill | WSW 251° | 152 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 269° | 145 m | 10.4 mi |
| Diamond Hill | WSW 247° | 144 m | 9.2 mi |
| Iron Rock Hill | WSW 252° | 140 m | 11.3 mi |
| Bluff Hill | NNE 21° | 138 m | 4.6 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 264° | 138 m | 10.3 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 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29838909
Day trips start here
- Foxborough · 1 mi
- Mansfield · 2 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 4 mi
- North Attleborough · 6 mi
- Sharon · 6 mi
- Walpole · 6 mi
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