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Morse St Land

Morse St Land from directly overhead

Morse St Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Great Blue Hill stands 193 m to the north-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Morse St Wetland, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.08806, -71.17446

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Frank I. Sullivan Recreational Area: 0.4 mi
  • Beech Tree Park: 1.6 mi
  • Deborah Sampson Park: 1.7 mi
  • Dr. Walter A. Griffin Playground: 1.8 mi
  • Gavin's Pond Soccer Complex: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • King Philip Rock: 0.8 mi
  • Ames Boulder: 1.9 mi
  • Old Shed: 7.4 mi
  • Old Shed: 7.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Collapsed house: 0.9 mi
  • Old Well: 0.9 mi
  • Ruined Vehicle: 2.7 mi
  • Ruined Vehicle: 2.7 mi
  • Cistern: 2.8 mi
Artworks
  • Japanese Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Deborah Sampson: 2.6 mi
  • Oliver Ames: 3.8 mi
  • TOOTHY!!!: 4.0 mi
  • EARLY HISTORY OF STOUGHTON MURAL: 4.5 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Turner Pond Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Fishermans Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 9.4 mi
  • South Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 10.5 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 49
  • King Philip Rock: 0.8 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 1.2 mi
  • Breakneck Ledge: 9.8 mi
  • The Shield: 12.1 mi
  • S Wall: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • Oak Grove: 1.9 mi
  • 35: 9.4 mi
  • 15: 9.4 mi
  • 12: 9.4 mi
  • 36: 9.4 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 7.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.4 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 9.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Springs: 3
  • Pakomet Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 24.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Morse St Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Blue HillNNE 20°193 m9.1 mi
Moose HillNW 321°163 m3.2 mi
Hancock HillNNE 24°155 m9.9 mi
Buck HillNNE 30°151 m10.1 mi
Hemenway HillNNE 23°140 m9.7 mi
Bluff HillNW 309°138 m2.8 mi
Cedar HillNNW 329°134 m10.2 mi
Tucker HillNNE 28°133 m9.7 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 solstice07:1015:3116:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737264534334
Precip in3.93.44.84.43.64.23.64.03.75.04.15.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walpole 2, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29868139

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