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River Run Conservation Area

River Run Conservation Area from directly overhead

River Run Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Diamond Hill stands 144 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Winthrop Street Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.85507, -71.25530

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Rocky Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Fowlers Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Great Rock: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Terrydiddle: 1.8 mi
  • Annawan Rock: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Rehoboth Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Poncin Hewitt Fields: 4.0 mi
  • Hebronville Park: 4.7 mi
  • Slater Park: 4.7 mi
  • Bridgham Farm Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 4.5 mi
  • Deborah's Garden: 4.7 mi
  • The Glen: 4.7 mi
  • Vernal Pool: 4.8 mi
  • Hunts Mill Pump House: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Plante-Quintairo Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Home plate of the demolished McCoy Stadium: 6.0 mi
  • World Trade Center Spandrel: 6.0 mi
  • POW • MIA • 9/11 memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Attleboro Korean War Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
Artworks
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 6.3 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.3 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.4 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.4 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 41
Gardens: 27
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 6.1 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Big A Hedge: 6.4 mi
  • Fragrance Gardens: 6.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • Site #36: 10.0 mi
  • 4: 10.3 mi
  • 6: 10.3 mi
  • 7: 10.4 mi
  • 8: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 6.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 6.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 11.4 mi
Springs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of River Run Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond HillNW 321°144 m12.9 mi
Jenckes HillWNW 288°129 m11.1 mi
Hunting HillNW 310°126 m10.7 mi
Sunrise HillNNW 344°118.87 m10.5 mi
Whipple HillW 280°116 m12.4 mi
Brush HillNW 317°113 m12.7 mi
Streeter HillNNW 327°111 m12.3 mi
Molasses HillWNW 297°96 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2118:57
June solstice05:1119:4220:24
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273036475867737164524233
Precip in4.23.65.14.43.34.53.23.64.24.84.34.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NWS Boston/norton, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1241683385

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