Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Meetinghouse Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Meetinghouse Swamp Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Meetinghouse Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Monks Hill stands 83 m to the east-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Nemasket Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1996
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.91643, -70.88313

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nemasket Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Barden Hills: 1.9 mi
  • White Oak Island: 2.1 mi
  • Mount Carmel: 2.4 mi
  • Miller Hill: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Pratt Farm: 1.5 mi
  • Cons Land-Oliver Mill Park: 1.5 mi
  • Oliver Mill Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Field of Dreams: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Beaches
Historic sites
  • Milo monument: 6.3 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Plymouth County Hospital: 9.0 mi
  • Anchor Monument: 9.2 mi
  • West Bridgewater Civil War Monument: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 52
Artworks: 38
Gardens: 36
Cliffs: 27
Picnic sites: 23
  • Oak Grove: 17.6 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 18.0 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 11.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 14.9 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 14.9 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Meetinghouse Swamp Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monks HillENE 69°83 m8.8 mi
Tinkham HillSW 223°64 m7.3 mi
Flagg HillE 98°64 m12.3 mi
Breakneck HillSW 225°64 m12.7 mi
Pinnacle HillE 93°62 m10.6 mi
Locust HillNNW 342°62 m12.5 mi
Sparrow HillENE 77°61 m10.1 mi
Prospect HillW 278°59 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0915:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282936465666727063524234
Precip in4.43.85.84.83.64.13.33.84.24.94.45.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29690161

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Meetinghouse Swamp Wildlife Management Area.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens