Riverbend
Riverbend is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Peppercorn Hill stands 174 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is North St Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 7.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Franklin
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 22.2 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 22.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 8 mi
- Lookout Point · 10 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 21 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North St Playground: 0.4 mi
- Oakland Street Park: 1.0 mi
- Village Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Village Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Oakland Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Charles River Access: 1.2 mi
- River Rd: 1.3 mi
- Conservation Land: 1.3 mi
- Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area: 1.4 mi
- Charles River Natural Valley Storage Area: 1.5 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bright Hill: 3.1 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 3.7 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 3.8 mi
- Benchmark Senior Living at Forge Hill: 3.9 mi
- Niagara Hall: 2.8 mi
- Franklin Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
- Kingsbury Grist Mill: 5.9 mi
- Dwight-Derby House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Medfield Historical Society Museum: 6.0 mi
- Old Foundation: 3.2 mi
- Birthplace of Horace Mann: 4.1 mi
- NEMBA Plaque: 5.5 mi
- Medfield Veterans Memorial: 5.8 mi
- William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 6.2 mi
- 16: 4.2 mi
- 15: 4.2 mi
- 14: 4.3 mi
- 13: 4.3 mi
- 1: 4.7 mi
- Zullo Gallery: 6.0 mi
- Statue: 6.1 mi
- Tom Brady: 7.7 mi
- Hoyt Statue: 8.6 mi
- George V. Brown Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Martha Jones Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
- Community gardens of John J. Lane Park: 10.4 mi
- Julia's Garden: 10.6 mi
- Bressingham Garden: 10.7 mi
- Olmstead Italianate Garden: 10.7 mi
- Stoddard Park: 3.6 mi
- Pleasure Point: 3.8 mi
- Chilson Beach: 3.9 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 5.3 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 7.0 mi
- The Wall: 5.4 mi
- Condo Rock: 5.7 mi
- King Philip Cave: 11.9 mi
- King Philip Rock: 12.0 mi
- Falling Rock Ridge: 14.5 mi
- 36: 10.4 mi
- 1: 10.4 mi
- 35: 10.4 mi
- 16-34: 10.5 mi
- 15: 10.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.0 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 13.8 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 21.2 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 19.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Riverbend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peppercorn Hill | WNW 293° | 174 m | 8.8 mi |
| Magomiscock Hill | W 279° | 171 m | 7.4 mi |
| Inman Hill | WSW 240° | 154 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | SSW 202° | 145 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 267° | 141 m | 5.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | SSW 198° | 138 m | 7.4 mi |
| Rocky Woods Range | WNW 292° | 137 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bucks Hill | S 181° | 137 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Medway, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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