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Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area

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Elevation, modelled: 21 m
Tallest summit within 13.8 miles: Moose Hill163 m · 10.6 mi
Nearest byway: Revolutionary Heritage Byway11.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:24local time
Coordinates: 42.0034, -71.0852

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 21 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.

The record

Built: 1974-06-19
Access: Yes

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Moose Hill	NW 322°	163 m	10.6 mi
Bluff Hill	NW 318°	138 m	10.1 mi
High Rock	WNW 291°	127 m	11.1 mi
Pinnacle Hill	WNW 287°	126 m	12.5 mi
Rattlesnake Hill	NNW 334°	122 m	6.7 mi
Knuckup Hill	WNW 286°	119 m	13.1 mi
Sunrise Hill	W 269°	118.87 m	11.7 mi
Dudley Hill	NW 310°	116 m	9.9 mi

On the road

11.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
18.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
20.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
21.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 0.2 mi
Conservation Land: 0.4 mi
Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
Hollis Conservation Area: 0.6 mi

Historic sites

The Old Bay Road: 1.8 mi
Civil War Monument: 2.3 mi
West Bridgewater Civil War Monument: 4.1 mi
World War I Memorial: 4.4 mi
World War II Memorial: 4.5 mi

Parks

Attractions

Peaks

Stonehouse Hill: 3.9 mi
Prospect Hill: 4.5 mi
Spragues Hill: 6.1 mi
Rattlesnake Hill: 6.7 mi
Cow Hill: 7.5 mi

Museums

Children's Museum Easton: 4.5 mi
Old Colony History Museum: 7.1 mi
Sharon Historical Society: 9.6 mi
Attleboro Arts Museum: 10.8 mi
Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 10.9 mi

Artworks

Oliver Ames: 4.7 mi
Pratt Memorial Statue: 7.3 mi
EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 8.5 mi
Welcome to Camp Christina: 8.8 mi
Japanese Garden: 8.8 mi

Gardens

West Common: 8.2 mi
Fragrance Gardens: 8.8 mi
Big A Hedge: 10.9 mi
Rock Garden: 11.7 mi
Julia's Garden: 11.7 mi

Beaches

Cliffs47

Picnic sites26

Oak Grove: 5.7 mi
12: 11.7 mi
11: 11.7 mi
8: 11.7 mi
10: 11.7 mi

Rest areas12

Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.0 mi
Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.5 mi
Westwood Rest Area: 15.3 mi
State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.5 mi
State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.5 mi

Lighthouses8

Boathouse: 24.5 mi
Keeper's Dwelling: 24.5 mi
Oil Shed: 24.5 mi
Boston Light: 24.5 mi
Fog Signal Building: 24.5 mi

Springs2

Pakomet Spring: 14.2 mi
Roger Williams Spring: 20.6 mi

Waterfalls1

Rock Falls: 14.2 mi

Light

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

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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