Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Peters River Park

Peters River Park from directly overhead

Peters River Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Woonsocket Hill stands 180 m to the southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosenfeld Way, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Bellingham Conservation Commission
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.03372, -71.47274

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Rosenfeld Way: 0.7 mi
  • Blackstone River: 2.4 mi
  • Blackstone River: 2.4 mi
  • Blackstone River: 2.4 mi
  • Blackstone River: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • South Bellingham Common: 1.0 mi
  • Turbesi Park: 1.6 mi
  • Cass Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lemourex Field: 2.3 mi
  • Cass Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Woonsocket Civil War Monument: 2.8 mi
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 5.6 mi
  • Taft - Main House: 5.6 mi
  • Monk's Quarry: 7.3 mi
  • Nine Men's Misery Monument: 7.3 mi
Artworks
  • Statue of Hachikō: 2.9 mi
  • Statue: 7.7 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 11.4 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 11.4 mi
  • Tom Brady: 11.4 mi
Museums
Attractions: 58
  • Cumberlandite: 2.2 mi
  • Chattering Rock: 9.4 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 9.5 mi
  • 16: 11.7 mi
  • 15: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 44
  • Julia's Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Rain Gardens: 9.2 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 41
  • Chilson Beach: 4.4 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Georgiaville Beach: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • 1: 8.3 mi
  • 36: 8.4 mi
  • 35: 8.4 mi
  • 16-34: 8.4 mi
  • 2: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 6.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.6 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.1 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 23.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Peters River Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woonsocket HillSW 227°180 m5.7 mi
Misoe HillNW 320°180 m8.5 mi
Magomiscock HillNNW 336°171 m9.1 mi
Whortleberry HillSSW 210°169 m5.3 mi
Nipsachuck HillSW 218°167 m8.0 mi
Beacon Pole HillSSE 157°162 m2.9 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 293°162 m5.6 mi
Den HillSW 233°157 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4320:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29763942

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Peters River Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens