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Kings Rd Prop

Kings Rd Prop from directly overhead

Kings Rd Prop is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 98 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Inter Lochen Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.10317, -71.14111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Manfred Kolz Soccer Fields: 1.3 mi
  • Frank I. Sullivan Recreational Area: 1.8 mi
  • Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground: 1.8 mi
  • Beech Tree Park: 1.9 mi
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Pump House: 1.8 mi
  • KIA SGT ZIGMAN POSKUS SQUARE: 1.9 mi
  • Paul X. Walsh Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Cornelius A. Crimmins Square: 2.0 mi
  • Robert J. Buckley Square: 2.1 mi
Artworks
  • Japanese Garden: 1.9 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 2.1 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 2.4 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 2.5 mi
  • Oliver Ames: 3.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 3.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.8 mi
  • Old Shed: 8.1 mi
  • Old Shed: 8.1 mi
Beaches
  • Fishermans Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 7.3 mi
  • South Beach: 10.2 mi
  • North Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Powissett Beach: 10.5 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 51
  • King Philip Rock: 2.8 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 3.1 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 8.3 mi
  • The Shield: 10.3 mi
  • S Wall: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 39
Rest areas: 10
  • Westwood Rest Area: 8.0 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
  • Commissioners Landing: 18.0 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Kings Rd Prop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillN 10°193 m7.6 mi
Moose HillWNW 291°163 m4.0 mi
Chickatawbut HillNNE 26°156 m9.2 mi
Hancock HillNNE 16°155 m8.3 mi
Buck HillNNE 24°151 m8.4 mi
Fenno PeakNNE 27°151 m9.2 mi
Nahanton HillNNE 27°145 m9.4 mi
Hemenway HillNNE 15°140 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:0919:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265534435
Precip in3.42.83.74.03.33.93.03.63.84.53.74.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwood MEM AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830467

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