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Leo G. Yelle Conservation Area

Leo G. Yelle Conservation Area from directly overhead

Leo G. Yelle Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bertha Smith Land, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.4 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.97170, -71.20734

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • MSG Gregory R. Trent Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Norton Tricentennial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Norton Common: 1.0 mi
  • Library Park: 1.3 mi
  • Taylor Hill Conservation Woods & Trails: 2.5 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.0 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 2.2 mi
  • Trailers: 2.2 mi
  • G's Place: 2.2 mi
  • To Woodward Forest: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • West Common: 2.7 mi
  • Big A Hedge: 4.3 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 5.2 mi
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 4.2 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 4.2 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 4.3 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 4.4 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 4.5 mi
Museums
Beaches: 60
  • Barbara Road Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Frank Moody State Beach: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 37
  • King Philip Cave: 7.1 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 12.5 mi
  • Pond Cave: 12.6 mi
  • Summit Wall: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • 8: 5.7 mi
  • 11: 5.7 mi
  • 12: 5.7 mi
  • 7: 5.7 mi
  • 6: 5.8 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.7 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 12.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 14.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 19.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Leo G. Yelle Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN 358°163 m10.5 mi
Beacon Pole HillW 277°162 m12.6 mi
Catamint HillW 280°152 m12.4 mi
Diamond HillW 280°144 m10.8 mi
Bluff HillN 357°138 m9.8 mi
Bucks HillWNW 293°137 m10.9 mi
Copper Mine HillW 274°137 m12.3 mi
High RockNNW 327°127 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29830544

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