Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Metacomet Conservation Area
Metacomet Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Brook Management Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Easton Conservation Commission
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.04087, -71.10967
- 8.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 20.9 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 23.2 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 11 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Black Brook Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Black Brook Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Black Brook Management Area: 0.6 mi
- McCarthy Conservation Restriction: 0.7 mi
- Beaver Brook Management Area: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 0.7 mi
- World War I Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.9 mi
- The Old Bay Road: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Blackbrook Nature Reserve: 0.9 mi
- Povoas Park: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Children's Museum Easton: 1.8 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 8.7 mi
- Holbrook Historical Society: 9.1 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 9.7 mi
Artworks
- Oliver Ames: 2.0 mi
- EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 5.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.0 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 6.3 mi
- Welcome to Camp Christina: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Stonehouse Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 3.8 mi
- Cow Hill: 4.8 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 5.6 mi
- Foolish Hill: 6.4 mi
Attractions
- Ames Boulder: 3.1 mi
- Old Shed: 3.8 mi
- Old Shed: 3.8 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.5 mi
- Path Continues: 5.3 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 7.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 10.4 mi
- Julia's Garden: 10.9 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 10.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 11.0 mi
Beaches
- Fishermans Beach: 10.2 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 12.1 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 48
- King Philip Cave: 4.5 mi
- King Philip Rock: 4.5 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 12.4 mi
- The Shield: 13.7 mi
- S Wall: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 34
- Oak Grove: 3.2 mi
- 12: 10.8 mi
- 11: 10.8 mi
- 8: 10.8 mi
- 10: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 12
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 17.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 17.7 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 22.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.8 mi
- Boston Light: 22.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 11.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Metacomet Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Blue Hill | N 359° | 193 m | 11.8 mi |
| Moose Hill | NW 317° | 163 m | 7.8 mi |
| Chickatawbut Hill | N 11° | 156 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hancock Hill | N 3° | 155 m | 12.3 mi |
| Buck Hill | N 8° | 151 m | 12.1 mi |
| Fenno Peak | NNE 12° | 151 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hemenway Hill | N 2° | 140 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bluff Hill | NW 312° | 138 m | 7.4 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 | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:31 | 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 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29819296
Day trips start here
- Bristol-Norfolk · 3 mi
- Brockton · 6 mi
- Mansfield · 6 mi
- Stoughton · 6 mi
- Foxborough · 7 mi
- Sharon · 7 mi
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