Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Morris Preserve
Morris Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pico Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.65230, -70.79310
- 17.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 24.2 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 23.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Pico Beach: 0.1 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 0.6 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 1.2 mi
- Hollywoods Beach: 1.9 mi
- Brant Beach: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Pico Beach Property: 0.2 mi
- Crowell Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Crowell Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Crowell Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Cedars Property: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Mattapoisett Shipyard Park: 0.9 mi
- Quadequena Club Tennis Courts: 1.0 mi
- Shipyard Park: 1.1 mi
- Silver Shell Beach: 3.4 mi
- South Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Tinkham Hill: 3.2 mi
- Great Hill: 5.4 mi
- Mendall Hill: 5.7 mi
- Vaughn Hill: 7.5 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Fort Phoenix: 6.0 mi
- Delano Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 6.7 mi
- New Bedford Merchant Mariners: 6.8 mi
Museums: 57
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 6.8 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 6.8 mi
- Mariner's Home: 6.8 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 6.9 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 34
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 6.8 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 6.8 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 6.9 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 6.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 23
- The Cliffs: 4.2 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 8.0 mi
- Hog Island: 9.5 mi
- Nobska Point: 10.7 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 21
- Tree of Bike: 10.0 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Rachel Carson: 10.8 mi
- Whale Tail: 10.8 mi
- Helen Keller: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 19
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 7.2 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 10.7 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 11.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 6.9 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 11.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.5 mi
- West Chop Light: 15.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.4 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 12.4 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 14.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 3.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Morris Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 289° | 109 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 72° | 93 m | 12.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ENE 70° | 85 m | 16.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 62° | 82 m | 14.9 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 66° | 80 m | 13.3 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 87° | 71 m | 10.6 mi |
| Ridge Hill | WNW 284° | 64 m | 12.5 mi |
| Yellow Hill | W 276° | 64 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29690815
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 1 mi
- SouthCoast · 3 mi
- Marion · 4 mi
- Rochester · 6 mi
- New Bedford · 7 mi
- Wareham · 8 mi
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