Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Quirk Mello Conservation Area
Quirk Mello Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Elm St Acres, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 8.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.78523, -71.14492
- 8.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 8.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 16.4 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 13 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Lookout Point · 17 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Elm St Acres: 0.2 mi
- Broad Cove: 0.9 mi
- Broad Cove Marsh: 1.2 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.3 mi
- Mallard Point: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Hunters Hill: 1.1 mi
- Richmond Hill: 1.7 mi
- Hospital Hill: 3.1 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 4.5 mi
- Long Hill: 4.7 mi
Parks
- Village Waterfront Park: 1.5 mi
- Tricentennial Park: 2.2 mi
- Buffington Park: 2.3 mi
- Buffington Park: 2.4 mi
- Lane Field: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Pierce Beach: 1.5 mi
- Brayton Point Beach: 5.5 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 5.6 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 7.8 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 8.4 mi
Artworks
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 4.6 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 7.2 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 7.2 mi
- Aldo Leopold Ecological Pier: 7.3 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 7.3 mi
Museums
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 5.4 mi
- Martin House and Farm: 6.1 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 6.7 mi
- Charles W. Greene Museum: 8.1 mi
- Warren Armory: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 60
- USS Massachusetts: 5.5 mi
- USS Hiddensee: 5.5 mi
- USS Lionfish: 5.5 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 5.6 mi
- Battleship Cove: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
- Portas Da Cidade: 5.8 mi
- Arthur Cleveland Bent Memorial Cabin: 6.6 mi
- Helicopter Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War: 7.0 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 25
- Fragrance Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 11.3 mi
- Attleboro Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
- Big A Hedge: 13.1 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- 4: 17.1 mi
- 6: 17.1 mi
- 7: 17.1 mi
- 8: 17.1 mi
- 11: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Tree Point Rocks: 8.7 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 10.8 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Usher Rocks: 11.5 mi
- White Banks: 13.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 4.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 5.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.7 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Roger Williams Spring: 14.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 18.7 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- East Greenwich Falls: 18.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 18.7 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 22.7 mi
- The Falls: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Clark's Point Light: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Quirk Mello Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | SE 135° | 109 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | SSW 195° | 95 m | 9.5 mi |
| Cook Hill | SSW 194° | 85 m | 8.8 mi |
| Great Meadow Hill | NNW 330° | 78 m | 7.5 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSW 195° | 77 m | 7.9 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSW 195° | 77 m | 8.0 mi |
| Ides Hill | NW 320° | 77 m | 13.2 mi |
| Great Rock | NW 305° | 71 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taunton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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