Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Indian Cove
Indian Cove is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Street Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.67784, -70.77217
- 15.4 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 25.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 25.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mill Street Conservation Area: 0.1 mi
- Indian Cove Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Indian Cove Trust Cr: 0.3 mi
- Indian Cove Trust Cr: 0.3 mi
- Indian Cove Trust Cr: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Silver Shell Beach: 1.4 mi
- Town Field: 1.8 mi
- Quadequena Club Tennis Courts: 2.2 mi
- Shipyard Park: 2.5 mi
- Charles E Washburn Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Hollywoods Beach: 1.7 mi
- Pico Beach: 2.0 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 2.2 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 3.2 mi
- Brant Beach: 4.4 mi
Peaks
- Tinkham Hill: 2.8 mi
- Great Hill: 3.4 mi
- Mendall Hill: 5.9 mi
- Tempes Knob: 6.3 mi
- Wankinco Neck: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Delano Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 7.7 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 8.6 mi
Museums: 56
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 6.2 mi
- Kendrick House Museum: 6.4 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 8.3 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 8.3 mi
- Mariner's Home: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 32
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 8.3 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 8.3 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 8.4 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 8.4 mi
- Edaville: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
- The Cliffs: 2.4 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Hog Island: 7.7 mi
- Nobska Point: 11.9 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 22
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Tree of Bike: 9.0 mi
- Rachel Carson: 11.8 mi
- Whale Tail: 11.8 mi
- Helen Keller: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 20
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 8.7 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 11.6 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 8.9 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 12.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 16.3 mi
- West Chop Light: 16.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 10.9 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 18.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.1 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 12.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 3.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Indian Cove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 282° | 109 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 79° | 93 m | 10.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ENE 75° | 85 m | 15.3 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 66° | 82 m | 13.2 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 71° | 80 m | 11.7 mi |
| Discovery Hill | ENE 78° | 77 m | 16.0 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 97° | 71 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 276° | 64 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
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 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29697320
Day trips start here
- Marion · 2 mi
- Mattapoisett · 3 mi
- Rochester · 4 mi
- SouthCoast · 5 mi
- Wareham · 6 mi
- New Bedford · 9 mi
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