L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge East
L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge East is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is To Woodward Forest, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 14.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 16.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 9 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- To Woodward Forest: 0.1 mi
- To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 0.3 mi
- Path Continues: 2.0 mi
- Path Continues: 3.3 mi
- Trailers: 3.3 mi
- L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge West: 0.3 mi
- Woodward Forest: 0.5 mi
- Pine St. Rear: 1.3 mi
- Hill St. Land: 1.4 mi
- Tanbark Stables: 1.4 mi
- MSG Gregory R. Trent Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Norton Common: 1.4 mi
- Everett Leonard Park: 1.4 mi
- Library Park: 1.5 mi
- Everett Leonard Field: 1.5 mi
- Shpack Hill: 3.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.0 mi
- Great Meadow Hill: 5.3 mi
- Oak Hill: 5.9 mi
- Moose Hill: 5.9 mi
- The Old Bay Road: 4.7 mi
- Cobbler's Cornner: 4.8 mi
- Arthur Cleveland Bent Memorial Cabin: 5.3 mi
- Vietnam War Monument: 5.5 mi
- Korean War Monument: 5.5 mi
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 5.4 mi
- "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 5.4 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 5.6 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 5.7 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 5.8 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 5.4 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 5.5 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 5.6 mi
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 7.3 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 8.5 mi
- West Common: 4.9 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 5.3 mi
- Big A Hedge: 5.5 mi
- Katie's Garden: 6.3 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 6.3 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 7.9 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 8.9 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 12.4 mi
- Pierce Beach: 12.9 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 14.1 mi
- King Philip Cave: 8.6 mi
- King Philip Rock: 8.9 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 13.7 mi
- Summit Wall: 13.7 mi
- Jade Boulder: 13.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 7.8 mi
- 8: 7.9 mi
- 11: 7.9 mi
- 7: 7.9 mi
- 12: 7.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 13.2 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 14.6 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 18.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.4 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge East. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | N 351° | 163 m | 12.2 mi |
| Diamond Hill | WNW 286° | 144 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bluff Hill | N 349° | 138 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bucks Hill | WNW 296° | 137 m | 13.1 mi |
| High Rock | NW 324° | 127 m | 9.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | NW 315° | 126 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 272° | 126 m | 12.4 mi |
| Red Brush Hill | WNW 299° | 124 m | 11.6 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 | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:32 | 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 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NWS Boston/norton, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/998638111
Day trips start here
- Attleboro · 6 mi
- Mansfield · 6 mi
- Taunton · 6 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 8 mi
- North Attleborough · 8 mi
- Foxborough · 9 mi
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