Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rochester Wildlife Management Area
Rochester Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west, 10 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1968-06-10
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.75017, -70.86364
- 19.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 21.6 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 21.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 27 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rochester Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
- Camp Snipatuit: 1.2 mi
- Lantern Ln/Davis Park: 1.5 mi
- Gull Island: 1.5 mi
- Gifford Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Vaughn Hill: 0.7 mi
- Braley Hill: 2.3 mi
- Fearing Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mendall Hill: 3.5 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Rounseville Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Lionberger Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Rounseville Homestead South: 1.1 mi
- Geggett Lot Wetlands: 1.6 mi
- Perkins Lane Cons. Area: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Delano Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Helicopter Memorial: 7.8 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Sun Dial: 8.8 mi
Beaches
- Cedar Island: 7.0 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 7.2 mi
- Swifts Beach: 7.6 mi
- Swifts Neck Association: 7.6 mi
- Pico Beach: 7.7 mi
Museums
- Kendrick House Museum: 7.3 mi
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 7.8 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 8.5 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 8.5 mi
- Mariner's Home: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 45
- National Sailors Home Water Tower: 7.5 mi
- Edaville: 8.3 mi
- Path Continues: 8.3 mi
- Path Continues: 8.3 mi
- Path Continues: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Spinwinder: 11.0 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Pratt Memorial Statue: 14.0 mi
- Tree of Bike: 15.1 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
- White Banks: 6.6 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 7.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Hog Island: 11.9 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 19
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 8.9 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 11.6 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 11.8 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 18.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 11.0 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 19.4 mi
- Plymouth Light: 22.1 mi
- Pumphouse: 22.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 13.2 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 16.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 19.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 19.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 15.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Rochester Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | W 259° | 109 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 101° | 93 m | 15.6 mi |
| Monks Hill | NNE 27° | 83 m | 16.3 mi |
| Avery Hill | E 94° | 80 m | 15.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | ESE 114° | 71 m | 15.5 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | NW 316° | 64 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ridge Hill | WSW 246° | 64 m | 9.2 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | WNW 285° | 64 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
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 | 37 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester, 4 mi away.
- Black Vulture5 obs
- Barnacle Goose5 obs
- Blue Dasher4 obs
- Milkweed Tussock Moth4 obs
- striped wintergreen4 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing4 obs
- Skimming Bluet4 obs
- Fragile Forktail4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29692364
Day trips start here
- Rochester · 3 mi
- Marion · 6 mi
- Mattapoisett · 7 mi
- Wareham · 7 mi
- New Bedford · 8 mi
- SouthCoast · 8 mi
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