Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Horeseneck Road Parcel
Horeseneck Road Parcel is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray Property, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1962
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56491, -71.04054
- 10.7 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 11.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 22.9 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gray Property: 0.6 mi
- Gray Property: 0.6 mi
- Gray Property: 0.6 mi
- Lees Property: 0.6 mi
- Westlookfarm/Old Akerson Farm: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Adult Softball Field: 1.7 mi
- New Bedford Park: 2.4 mi
- Camp Noquochoke: 2.4 mi
- Mothas Park: 3.1 mi
- Horseneck Beach State Reservation: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Doll Museum: 2.1 mi
- Horeseneck Point Lifesaving Station: 4.7 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 7.3 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 7.4 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Barn Foundation: 3.5 mi
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 4.6 mi
- Sun Dial: 7.0 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Sherman Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 3.6 mi
- Nootas Hill: 4.7 mi
- Nootas Hill: 4.9 mi
- Round Hill: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Little Beach: 4.0 mi
- Horseneck Beach: 4.3 mi
- East Horseneck Beach: 4.4 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 5.2 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 49
- Bumber Boats: 5.1 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 7.7 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 7.8 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 7.8 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 7.8 mi
Artworks: 31
- Spinwinder: 5.0 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 12.2 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 12.7 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 14.0 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Ferry Cliff: 12.6 mi
- The Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Marys Seat: 14.4 mi
- Usher Rocks: 14.5 mi
- South Bluff: 15.5 mi
Gardens: 12
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 5.4 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 7.3 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 7.9 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 8.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 7.5 mi
- Beavertail Light: 20.2 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 20.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 20.2 mi
- West Chop Light: 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 13.5 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 19.7 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 21.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 22.5 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 17.1 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Horeseneck Road Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | N 355° | 109 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NW 308° | 95 m | 9.9 mi |
| Slate Hill | W 262° | 87 m | 11.8 mi |
| Cook Hill | NW 311° | 85 m | 10.1 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NW 315° | 77 m | 10.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NW 316° | 77 m | 10.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 281° | 69 m | 11.7 mi |
| Yellow Hill | NNW 348° | 64 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29872147
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth · 5 mi
- Westport · 5 mi
- Little Compton · 8 mi
- New Bedford · 8 mi
- Tiverton · 10 mi
- Fall River · 11 mi
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