Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.00620, -71.08740
- 11.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 20.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 21.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 11 mi
- Lookout Point · 12 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Wheaton Farm Walking Trails: 1.7 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- The Old Bay Road: 1.7 mi
- Civil War Monument: 2.1 mi
- West Bridgewater Civil War Monument: 4.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 4.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- Old Shed: 2.3 mi
- Old Shed: 2.3 mi
- Path Continues: 4.0 mi
- Ames Boulder: 5.4 mi
- To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Stonehouse Hill: 3.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.7 mi
- Spragues Hill: 6.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 6.5 mi
- Cow Hill: 7.3 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum Easton: 4.3 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 7.3 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 10.8 mi
- Holbrook Historical Society: 10.8 mi
Artworks
- Oliver Ames: 4.5 mi
- Pratt Memorial Statue: 7.5 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 8.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.6 mi
- Welcome to Camp Christina: 8.6 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 8.1 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Big A Hedge: 10.9 mi
- Rock Garden: 11.6 mi
- Julia's Garden: 11.6 mi
Beaches
- Lingan Street Beach: 12.3 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 12.5 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 12.6 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 12.8 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 47
- King Philip Cave: 6.8 mi
- King Philip Rock: 6.9 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 13.9 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 14.8 mi
- White Banks: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Oak Grove: 5.5 mi
- 12: 11.6 mi
- 11: 11.6 mi
- 8: 11.6 mi
- 10: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 12
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.4 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.4 mi
- Boston Light: 24.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 14.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 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 | 10.4 mi |
| Bluff Hill | NW 318° | 138 m | 9.9 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 291° | 127 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | WNW 287° | 126 m | 12.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NNW 334° | 122 m | 6.5 mi |
| Knuckup Hill | WNW 286° | 119 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | W 268° | 118.87 m | 11.6 mi |
| Dudley Hill | NW 310° | 116 m | 9.7 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 | 19:42 | 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/871743934
Day trips start here
- Bridgewater · 6 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 6 mi
- Brockton · 6 mi
- Mansfield · 7 mi
- Taunton · 7 mi
- Stoughton · 8 mi
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