Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Murphy Preserve
Murphy Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Spring, a spring 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates41.68187, -70.82956
- 18.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 22.5 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 22.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Elegancia Estates Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Elegancia Estates Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Elegancia Estates Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Old Railroad Bed: 0.9 mi
- Violette Preserve: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Tinkham Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mendall Hill: 3.1 mi
- Vaughn Hill: 4.9 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 5.5 mi
- Great Hill: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Wolf Island Town Well Field: 1.8 mi
- Quadequena Club Tennis Courts: 1.9 mi
- Shipyard Park: 1.9 mi
- Mattapoisett Shipyard Park: 3.3 mi
- Town Field: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 2.3 mi
- Pico Beach: 2.8 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 3.4 mi
- Brant Beach: 3.7 mi
- Hollywoods Beach: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Delano Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 5.5 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 6.3 mi
Museums
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 5.8 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 5.8 mi
- Mariner's Home: 5.8 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 6.0 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 35
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 5.7 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 5.8 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 5.8 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 5.8 mi
- Path Continues: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 24
- The Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- Hog Island: 10.4 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 10.5 mi
- White Banks: 11.6 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 21
- Spinwinder: 9.8 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Tree of Bike: 12.0 mi
- Rachel Carson: 13.5 mi
- Whale Tail: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 19
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 6.2 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 11.0 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 13.5 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 7.2 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 14.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 18.3 mi
- West Chop Light: 18.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 13.2 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 21.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 0.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Murphy Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 283° | 109 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 82° | 93 m | 13.7 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 71° | 82 m | 15.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 76° | 80 m | 14.4 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 97° | 71 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 276° | 64 m | 10.2 mi |
| Yellow Hill | W 268° | 64 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | NW 325° | 64 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29697077
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 2 mi
- Rochester · 3 mi
- SouthCoast · 3 mi
- Marion · 4 mi
- New Bedford · 6 mi
- Wareham · 8 mi
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