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Highland Avenue Parcel

Highland Avenue Parcel from directly overhead

Highland Avenue Parcel is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Street Parcel, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 10.0 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66255, -71.07017

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Edgemore Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park Greenspace: 2.3 mi
  • Howland Reserve: 2.5 mi
  • Head Of Westport Landing: 2.9 mi
  • Dumont Field: 3.1 mi
Artworks
  • Spinwinder: 3.9 mi
  • Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 5.9 mi
  • John Muir Ecological Pier: 9.0 mi
  • Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 9.0 mi
  • Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 9.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Latham Cornell Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Portas Da Cidade: 5.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Sun Dial: 6.4 mi
  • Helicopter Memorial: 7.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
Attractions: 58
  • Bumber Boats: 2.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.8 mi
  • Esker: 3.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 27
Cliffs: 25
Springs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 11.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 11.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Highland Avenue Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copicut HillN 7°109 m4.1 mi
Pocasset HillW 264°95 m6.3 mi
Slate HillSW 230°87 m13.2 mi
Cook HillW 269°85 m6.1 mi
Townsend HillW 278°77 m5.9 mi
Townsend HillW 278°77 m5.9 mi
Turkey HillWSW 245°69 m11.0 mi
Yellow HillN 355°64 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1119:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:0915:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138475766727163534335
Precip in3.73.04.84.03.33.63.03.83.64.64.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830910

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