Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 13 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 9.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access: Yes

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.02405, -71.10212

9.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
18.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
20.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
22.3 mi off the Route 114 and High Street

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
Black Brook Conservation Land: 0.3 mi
Tanglewood Estates Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
Hockomock Swamp Management Area: 0.5 mi
Black Brook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi

Parks

Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 0.7 mi
Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 0.7 mi
Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 0.8 mi
Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 0.8 mi
Wheaton Farm Walking Trails: 1.6 mi

Historic sites

Civil War Monument: 0.8 mi
The Old Bay Road: 1.6 mi
World War I Memorial: 2.9 mi
World War II Memorial: 3.0 mi
Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.0 mi

Attractions

Old Shed: 2.8 mi
Old Shed: 2.8 mi
Ames Boulder: 4.0 mi
Path Continues: 4.4 mi
King Philip Rock: 5.5 mi

Peaks

Stonehouse Hill: 2.9 mi
Rattlesnake Hill: 5.1 mi
Cow Hill: 5.9 mi
Prospect Hill: 5.9 mi
Barefoot Hill: 6.6 mi

Museums

Children's Museum Easton: 3.0 mi
Sharon Historical Society: 7.9 mi
Old Colony History Museum: 8.5 mi
The Patriots Hall of Fame: 9.6 mi
Holbrook Historical Society: 9.9 mi

Artworks

Oliver Ames: 3.1 mi
EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 7.0 mi
Japanese Garden: 7.2 mi
Welcome to Camp Christina: 7.5 mi
TOOTHY!!!: 7.5 mi

Gardens

West Common: 7.6 mi
Fragrance Gardens: 10.0 mi
Big A Hedge: 10.7 mi
Julia's Garden: 11.0 mi
Rock Garden: 11.0 mi

Beaches

Fishermans Beach: 11.4 mi
Barbara Road Beach: 12.1 mi
Whiting's Pond Beach: 12.2 mi
Turner Pond Beach: 12.2 mi
Lingan Street Beach: 13.1 mi

Cliffs48

King Philip Cave: 5.5 mi
King Philip Rock: 5.5 mi
Breakneck Ledge: 13.5 mi
The Shield: 14.7 mi
King Phillips Lookout: 15.3 mi

Picnic sites26

Oak Grove: 4.1 mi
12: 11.0 mi
11: 11.0 mi
8: 11.0 mi
10: 11.0 mi

Rest areas12

Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.2 mi
Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.7 mi
Westwood Rest Area: 13.7 mi
State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.7 mi
State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.7 mi

Lighthouses6

Boathouse: 23.6 mi
Keeper's Dwelling: 23.6 mi
Oil Shed: 23.6 mi
Boston Light: 23.6 mi
Fog Signal Building: 23.6 mi

Springs2

Pakomet Spring: 12.9 mi
Roger Williams Spring: 20.7 mi

Waterfalls1

Rock Falls: 13.2 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Great Blue Hill	N 357°	193 m	13.0 mi
Moose Hill	NW 320°	163 m	9.0 mi
Bluff Hill	NW 317°	138 m	8.5 mi
Tucker Hill	N 4°	133 m	13.1 mi
Wolcott Hill	N 359°	132 m	13.2 mi
Houghton Hill	N 1°	129 m	13.1 mi
High Rock	WNW 285°	127 m	9.8 mi
Pinnacle Hill	WNW 282°	126 m	11.3 mi

Conditions

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	06:32	18:07	18:44
December solstice	07:10	15:31	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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830367

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