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Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve

Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eisenhower Swamp, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.2 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Attleboro Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.96163, -71.25509

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
  • G's Place: 0.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 1.0 mi
  • Trailers: 1.2 mi
  • Vernal Pool: 2.9 mi
  • The Glen: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Horton Field: 1.3 mi
  • Bungay Park: 1.5 mi
  • Finberg Park: 1.7 mi
  • Charles O. Fiske Square: 1.9 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 1.8 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 1.8 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 1.9 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 2.0 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 2.0 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Vietnam War Monument: 1.8 mi
  • Korean War Monument: 1.8 mi
  • World War II Monument: 1.8 mi
  • World War II Monument: 1.8 mi
  • World War I Monument: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Shpack Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Oak Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Ides Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Moose Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Sunrise Hill: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Big A Hedge: 1.8 mi
  • West Common: 2.6 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 2.7 mi
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
Beaches: 50
  • Barbara Road Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Frank Moody State Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • King Philip Cave: 8.5 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 10.0 mi
  • Pond Cave: 10.1 mi
  • Summit Wall: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 23
  • 8: 3.9 mi
  • 7: 3.9 mi
  • 6: 3.9 mi
  • 4: 3.9 mi
  • 11: 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 3.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 3.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 9.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN 11°163 m11.4 mi
Beacon Pole HillWNW 283°162 m10.3 mi
Catamint HillWNW 286°152 m10.1 mi
Diamond HillWNW 288°144 m8.6 mi
Iron Rock HillWNW 285°140 m10.7 mi
Bluff HillN 11°138 m10.7 mi
Oak HillWNW 298°138 m11.2 mi
Bucks HillWNW 303°137 m9.1 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 solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/998606115

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