Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Pine St. Rear
Pine St. Rear is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hill St. Land, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 8.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.96511, -71.16278
- 8.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 15.3 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 17.3 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 8 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 9 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hill St. Land: 0.5 mi
- Blueberry Knoll Wildlife Area: 0.7 mi
- The Elwin Nason Family Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Tanbark Stables: 0.8 mi
- Woodward Forest: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Path Continues: 0.8 mi
- To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 1.0 mi
- To Woodward Forest: 1.3 mi
- Old Shed: 2.5 mi
- Old Shed: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Library Park: 1.0 mi
- Norton Common: 1.3 mi
- MSG Gregory R. Trent Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Toad Island Park: 2.0 mi
- Norton Tricentennial Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- The Old Bay Road: 3.5 mi
- Cobbler's Cornner: 4.3 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Mansfield's Great Duck Race Fountain: 5.0 mi
- Robsinson Park: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 3.8 mi
- Shpack Hill: 4.1 mi
- Moose Hill: 5.5 mi
- Great Meadow Hill: 6.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 4.8 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Big A Hedge: 6.3 mi
- Katie's Garden: 7.1 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 7.2 mi
Museums
- Old Colony History Museum: 5.9 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 6.2 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 6.3 mi
- Children's Museum Easton: 7.7 mi
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 7.8 mi
Artworks
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.2 mi
- "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 6.2 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.4 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.5 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 55
- Barbara Road Beach: 8.4 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 9.1 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 12.2 mi
- Pierce Beach: 13.9 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 37
- King Philip Cave: 7.6 mi
- King Philip Rock: 7.8 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 14.3 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 14.6 mi
- Summit Wall: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 26
- Oak Grove: 6.7 mi
- 8: 8.1 mi
- 12: 8.1 mi
- 11: 8.1 mi
- 7: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 10
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 7.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 14.4 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 14.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Roger Williams Spring: 15.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Pine St. Rear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | NNW 347° | 163 m | 11.3 mi |
| Diamond Hill | W 281° | 144 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bluff Hill | NNW 345° | 138 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bucks Hill | WNW 291° | 137 m | 13.2 mi |
| High Rock | NW 317° | 127 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | NW 309° | 126 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 267° | 126 m | 13.0 mi |
| Red Brush Hill | WNW 293° | 124 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 27 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NWS Boston/norton, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29818417
Day trips start here
- Attleboro · 6 mi
- Mansfield · 6 mi
- Taunton · 6 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 7 mi
- Foxborough · 8 mi
- North Attleborough · 9 mi
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