Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Rumford River Greenbelt
Rumford River Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 4.4 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 3.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates42.05985, -71.21706
- 3.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 18.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 23.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Ledge · 4 mi
- Lookout Point · 6 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Rumford River Greenbelt: 0.2 mi
- Rumford River Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- Rumford River Greenbelt: 0.3 mi
- Rumford River Greenbelt: 0.4 mi
- Murray's Brook Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Foolish Hill: 0.9 mi
- Barefoot Hill: 1.8 mi
- Neponset Ridge: 2.0 mi
- Cow Hill: 2.3 mi
- Dudley Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Centre Burial Ground: 1.7 mi
- Memorial Hall: 1.7 mi
- Global War on Terror Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Old Well: 2.1 mi
- Collapsed house: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Gavin's Pond Soccer Complex: 1.7 mi
- Foxborough Common: 1.7 mi
- Lowney Common: 1.9 mi
- Mansfield Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Harry B. Chase Jr. Place: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- King Philip Rock: 2.1 mi
- Ames Boulder: 2.8 mi
- Old Shed: 6.9 mi
- Old Shed: 6.9 mi
- Path Continues: 7.1 mi
Museums
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 3.3 mi
- Sharon Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Children's Museum Easton: 5.9 mi
- Morse House: 7.7 mi
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 7.9 mi
Artworks
- Tom Brady: 3.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.2 mi
- Deborah Sampson: 5.0 mi
- Oliver Ames: 5.8 mi
- TOOTHY!!!: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- West Common: 4.5 mi
- Julia's Garden: 6.5 mi
- Big A Hedge: 8.6 mi
- Katie's Garden: 9.4 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 9.4 mi
Beaches
- Turner Pond Beach: 6.8 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 7.2 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.6 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 8.4 mi
- Chilson Beach: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 43
- King Philip Cave: 1.8 mi
- King Philip Rock: 2.2 mi
- Breakneck Ledge: 12.5 mi
- The Shield: 15.0 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Oak Grove: 2.7 mi
- 35: 6.4 mi
- 15: 6.5 mi
- 12: 6.5 mi
- 36: 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 11
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 5.5 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 14.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Boathouse: 24.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.9 mi
- Boston Light: 25.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 25.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Pakomet Spring: 12.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rock Falls: 14.7 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Rumford River Greenbelt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | N 2° | 163 m | 4.4 mi |
| Diamond Hill | WSW 248° | 144 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bluff Hill | N 1° | 138 m | 3.7 mi |
| Bucks Hill | W 259° | 137 m | 9.7 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NNW 344° | 134 m | 11.1 mi |
| High Rock | W 272° | 127 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | W 268° | 126 m | 5.2 mi |
| Red Brush Hill | WSW 256° | 124 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29837417
Day trips start here
- Foxborough · 2 mi
- Mansfield · 2 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 3 mi
- Sharon · 5 mi
- Walpole · 6 mi
- Stoughton · 7 mi
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