Rockdale Heights
Rockdale Heights is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden Acres, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988-04-13
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 16.4 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 24.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 24 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garden Acres: 0.7 mi
- Dodge Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Apponagansett Village: 1.1 mi
- Apponagansett Village: 1.4 mi
- Star Of The Sea Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Crapo Field: 0.9 mi
- Crapo Field: 1.0 mi
- Buttonwood Park: 1.0 mi
- Ashley Park: 1.0 mi
- Camara Field: 1.0 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 1.4 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mariner's Home: 1.8 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 1.8 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 1.9 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 1.5 mi
- Sun Dial: 1.6 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 2.5 mi
- Noname Beach: 2.1 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 2.6 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 5.3 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 5.3 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 5.4 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 4.6 mi
- Round Hill: 5.4 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 6.6 mi
- Mendall Hill: 6.8 mi
- Ridge Hill: 6.8 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 1.8 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 1.8 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 1.9 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 1.9 mi
- Bumber Boats: 5.2 mi
- The Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- South Bluff: 14.2 mi
- South Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Nobska Point: 14.8 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 15.0 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 1.4 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 4.9 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 13.8 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 14.4 mi
- Spinwinder: 3.2 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 12.8 mi
- Rachel Carson: 15.7 mi
- Whale Tail: 15.7 mi
- Helen Keller: 15.7 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 3.0 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 16.7 mi
- West Chop Light: 20.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 20.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 22.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 7.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Rockdale Heights. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NW 322° | 109 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 281° | 95 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cook Hill | WNW 284° | 85 m | 12.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 288° | 77 m | 12.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 288° | 77 m | 12.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 265° | 69 m | 16.3 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 323° | 64 m | 6.8 mi |
| Yellow Hill | WNW 302° | 64 m | 7.5 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 | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:33 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29695720
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth · 1 mi
- New Bedford · 3 mi
- Westport · 5 mi
- SouthCoast · 6 mi
- Mattapoisett · 7 mi
- Rochester · 10 mi
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