Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Knowles Beach

OpenStreetMap · way/29695701

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Elevation, modelled: 2 m
Tallest summit within 17.9 miles: Copicut Hill109 m · 11.0 mi
Nearest byway: Paradise Ave and Other Roads15.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:22local time
Coordinates: 41.5849, -70.9505

Knowles Beach from directly overhead

Knowles Beach is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 2 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 16 miles off.

The record

Built: 1983-11-22
Access: Yes

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Knowles Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Copicut Hill	NNW 329°	109 m	11.0 mi
Pocasset Hill	WNW 291°	95 m	13.3 mi
Slate Hill	W 259°	87 m	16.6 mi
Cook Hill	WNW 293°	85 m	13.3 mi
Townsend Hill	WNW 297°	77 m	13.5 mi
Townsend Hill	WNW 297°	77 m	13.5 mi
Turkey Hill	W 273°	69 m	16.1 mi
Ridge Hill	NNW 333°	64 m	8.6 mi

On the road

15.5 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
15.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
16.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
25.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway

Overlooks nearby

Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Parks

Apponagansett Point Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
Crapo Field: 1.5 mi
Crapo Field: 1.5 mi
Jones Park: 1.7 mi
Mothas Park: 1.9 mi

Beaches

Historic sites

Museums

Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 2.6 mi
Doll Museum: 2.8 mi
New Bedford Fire Museum: 3.2 mi
New Bedford Art Museum: 3.7 mi
Mariner's Home: 3.7 mi

Peaks

Round Hill: 3.3 mi
Pinnacle Rock: 4.5 mi
Tarkiln Hill: 6.8 mi
Sherman Hill: 7.7 mi
Ridge Hill: 8.6 mi

Attractions37

Seamen's Bethel: 3.7 mi
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
Buzzards Bay Coalition: 3.8 mi
Rodman Candleworks: 3.8 mi
Bumber Boats: 6.1 mi

Cliffs24

South Bluff: 12.6 mi
South Bluff: 13.0 mi
The Cliffs: 13.5 mi
Nobska Point: 14.0 mi
Falmouth Heights: 16.0 mi

Artworks19

Spinwinder: 4.4 mi
Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 14.1 mi
Rachel Carson: 15.0 mi
Whale Tail: 15.0 mi
Helen Keller: 15.0 mi

Gardens12

Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 3.3 mi
Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 3.4 mi
Woodcart Garden: 6.0 mi
Ecological Oasis: 12.7 mi
Burchard Triangle: 13.3 mi

Lighthouses7

Rest areas3

Springs2

Crystal Spring: 9.1 mi
Plum Point Spring: 24.5 mi

Picnic sites2

Bourne Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
Herring Run Recreational Area: 24.0 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:48	18:19	18:56
June solstice	05:11	19:40	20:22
September equinox	06:32	18:06	18:43
December solstice	07:08	15:33	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	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, 2 mi away.

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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