Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Richardson Preserve
Richardson Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Beacon Pole Hill stands 162 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Path Continues, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Attleboro Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.91950, -71.23378
- 5.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 10.4 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 13.3 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 7 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 10 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Path Continues: 0.1 mi
- Deborah's Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Glen: 0.2 mi
- Vernal Pool: 0.2 mi
- Trailers: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Chartley Brook: 0.4 mi
- Slater Woods Estates Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Chartley Brook: 0.7 mi
- Vaughan Memorial Forest: 0.8 mi
- Hemlock Swamp Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Shpack Hill: 1.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.3 mi
- Great Meadow Hill: 2.9 mi
- Annawan Rock: 3.9 mi
- Ides Hill: 4.0 mi
Parks
- Finberg Park: 2.0 mi
- Everett Leonard Field: 2.2 mi
- Everett Leonard Park: 2.3 mi
- Briggs Playground: 2.8 mi
- Norton Tricentennial Park: 2.8 mi
Artworks
- "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 2.9 mi
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 2.9 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 3.1 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 3.2 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 3.0 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 3.0 mi
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 5.5 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 5.6 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- Gilbert Perry Square: 3.0 mi
- Vietnam War Monument: 3.0 mi
- Korean War Monument: 3.0 mi
- World War I Monument: 3.0 mi
- World War II Monument: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 46
- Big A Hedge: 3.0 mi
- Katie's Garden: 3.5 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 3.5 mi
- Attleboro Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
- West Common: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 41
- Barbara Road Beach: 5.9 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.4 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 10.7 mi
- Pierce Beach: 11.9 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 29
- Summit Wall: 10.3 mi
- Jade Boulder: 10.3 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 10.4 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 10.4 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- 4: 6.8 mi
- 6: 6.8 mi
- 7: 6.8 mi
- 8: 6.8 mi
- 11: 6.8 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 6.4 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 10.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cascade Brook Falls: 17.4 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 21.7 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 21.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 22.7 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 11.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 21.7 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Richardson Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Pole Hill | WNW 295° | 162 m | 12.3 mi |
| Catamint Hill | WNW 298° | 152 m | 12.2 mi |
| Diamond Hill | WNW 301° | 144 m | 10.8 mi |
| Bucks Hill | NW 312° | 137 m | 11.8 mi |
| Copper Mine Hill | WNW 292° | 137 m | 11.8 mi |
| Jenckes Hill | W 265° | 129 m | 11.7 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 345° | 127 m | 10.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 285° | 126 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/989782558
Day trips start here
- Attleboro · 3 mi
- North Attleborough · 7 mi
- Central Falls · 8 mi
- Mansfield · 8 mi
- Pawtucket · 8 mi
- Taunton · 8 mi
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