McBratney Reserve
McBratney Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crocker Reserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1989-05-18
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 16.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 26.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 26 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crocker Reserve: 0.1 mi
- Gray Reserve: 0.6 mi
- White Pine Wildlife Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Wellington Farm Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Smith Farm: 1.0 mi
- Barn Foundation: 1.3 mi
- Battery Milliken: 3.1 mi
- Battery Barton: 3.2 mi
- Battery Craig: 3.2 mi
- Battery Cross: 3.3 mi
- Apponagansett Point Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Mothas Park: 2.4 mi
- Crapo Field: 2.9 mi
- Crapo Field: 2.9 mi
- Jones Park: 3.1 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 1.8 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 1.8 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 1.8 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 1.9 mi
- Noname Beach: 3.3 mi
- Round Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 3.2 mi
- Sherman Hill: 7.3 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 8.3 mi
- Nootas Hill: 9.0 mi
- Doll Museum: 2.7 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 3.4 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 4.7 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 5.1 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 5.2 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 5.1 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 5.2 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 5.2 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 5.2 mi
- Bumber Boats: 7.0 mi
- South Bluff: 11.7 mi
- South Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Nobska Point: 13.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 15.9 mi
- Spinwinder: 5.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 14.8 mi
- Whale Tail: 14.8 mi
- Helen Keller: 14.8 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 15.0 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 4.8 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 7.0 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 12.0 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 12.7 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 3.4 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 15.8 mi
- West Chop Light: 19.2 mi
- Keeper's House: 19.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 20.1 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 20.4 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 24.2 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of McBratney Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NNW 333° | 109 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | WNW 296° | 95 m | 13.8 mi |
| Peaked Hill | SE 142° | 94.8 m | 18.1 mi |
| Slate Hill | W 264° | 87 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cook Hill | WNW 299° | 85 m | 13.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SE 142° | 78 m | 17.3 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 303° | 77 m | 14.1 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 303° | 77 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29695571
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth · 4 mi
- New Bedford · 6 mi
- Westport · 7 mi
- SouthCoast · 8 mi
- Mattapoisett · 10 mi
- Little Compton · 12 mi
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