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River Rd

River Rd from directly overhead

River Rd is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Magomiscock Hill stands 171 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles River Access, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.2 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.13476, -71.37774

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Village Street Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
  • North St Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Pleasant Street Park: 1.3 mi
  • Oakland Street Park: 1.3 mi
  • Oakland Street Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
Peaks
Attractions
  • 16: 3.2 mi
  • 15: 3.3 mi
  • 14: 3.4 mi
  • 13: 3.4 mi
  • 1: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 3.8 mi
  • Old Foundation: 4.2 mi
  • Medfield Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 5.3 mi
  • Fire Fighters Memorial: 6.4 mi
Artworks
  • Zullo Gallery: 5.2 mi
  • Tom Brady: 6.5 mi
  • Statue: 7.4 mi
  • Hoyt Statue: 9.7 mi
  • George V. Brown Memorial: 9.7 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 56
Cliffs: 41
  • The Wall: 6.6 mi
  • Condo Rock: 6.9 mi
  • King Philip Cave: 10.7 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 10.8 mi
  • Falling Rock Ridge: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 39
  • 36: 9.7 mi
  • 35: 9.8 mi
  • 1: 9.8 mi
  • 16-34: 9.8 mi
  • 15: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 13.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of River Rd. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Magomiscock HillW 279°171 m8.7 mi
Moose HillE 95°163 m8.4 mi
Bald HillSSW 212°145 m7.1 mi
Bear HillW 270°141 m6.4 mi
Oak HillSSW 208°138 m7.7 mi
Bluff HillE 100°138 m8.4 mi
Rocky Woods RangeWNW 290°137 m6.8 mi
Bucks HillS 191°137 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1019:4320:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867737164524233
Precip in4.13.34.64.83.94.53.53.94.25.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29769413

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