Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Parsons Reserve
Parsons Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ekstrom Land, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56790, -71.00735
- 12.4 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 13.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 24.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 23 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ekstrom Land: 0.5 mi
- Dartmoor Farm Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Dartmoor Farms: 0.7 mi
- Destruction Brook Woods: 0.8 mi
- Slocums River Reserve: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Doll Museum: 0.6 mi
- Horeseneck Point Lifesaving Station: 5.2 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 5.7 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 5.9 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 6.2 mi
Parks
- Mothas Park: 1.6 mi
- New Bedford Park: 1.7 mi
- Adult Softball Field: 2.8 mi
- Apponagansett Point Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
- Camp Noquochoke: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Barn Foundation: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Battery Milliken: 5.4 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Battery Barton: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Pinnacle Rock: 2.9 mi
- Round Hill: 4.4 mi
- Sherman Hill: 4.6 mi
- Nootas Hill: 6.3 mi
- Nootas Hill: 6.6 mi
Beaches
- Round Hill Beach: 3.8 mi
- Little Beach: 3.9 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 4.0 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 4.2 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 34
- Bumber Boats: 5.3 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 6.3 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 6.4 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 6.4 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Ferry Cliff: 14.1 mi
- South Bluff: 14.1 mi
- The Bluff: 14.7 mi
- South Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Usher Rocks: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 20
- Spinwinder: 4.4 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 12.9 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 14.2 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 15.1 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 11
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 5.4 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 5.9 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 9.5 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 10.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 5.8 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 18.6 mi
- Beavertail Light: 21.9 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 21.9 mi
- West Chop Light: 21.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 12.0 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 21.4 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 22.8 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 24.1 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Bourne Recreation Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Parsons Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NNW 346° | 109 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | WNW 302° | 95 m | 11.2 mi |
| Slate Hill | W 262° | 87 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cook Hill | NW 305° | 85 m | 11.3 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NW 309° | 77 m | 11.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NW 309° | 77 m | 11.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 278° | 69 m | 13.3 mi |
| Yellow Hill | NNW 336° | 64 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29883513
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth · 4 mi
- Westport · 5 mi
- New Bedford · 7 mi
- Little Compton · 9 mi
- SouthCoast · 10 mi
- Tiverton · 11 mi
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