Nature reserve · Massachusetts

Rumford River Greenbelt

Rumford River Greenbelt from directly overhead

Rumford River Greenbelt is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 4.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.04834, -71.21469

4.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
14.6 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
18.2 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
22.2 mi off the Route 114 and High Street

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Peaks

Foolish Hill: 1.0 mi
Barefoot Hill: 2.5 mi
Moose Hill: 2.7 mi
Neponset Ridge: 2.7 mi
Cow Hill: 2.9 mi

Parks

Mansfield Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
Lowney Common: 1.1 mi
Harry B. Chase Jr. Place: 1.4 mi
Robinbson Park: 1.6 mi
Mansfield Common: 1.7 mi

Historic sites

In Honor of Robert C. Libbey: 1.6 mi
Robsinson Park: 1.6 mi
World War II Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
Mansfield's Great Duck Race Fountain: 1.6 mi
Centre Burial Ground: 2.1 mi

Attractions

King Philip Rock: 2.6 mi
Ames Boulder: 2.8 mi
Old Shed: 6.3 mi
Old Shed: 6.3 mi
Path Continues: 6.4 mi

Gardens

West Common: 3.8 mi
Julia's Garden: 6.1 mi
Big A Hedge: 7.9 mi
Katie's Garden: 8.7 mi
Nature's Play Area: 8.8 mi

Museums

The Patriots Hall of Fame: 4.0 mi
Sharon Historical Society: 5.6 mi
Children's Museum Easton: 5.9 mi
Falls Fire Barn Museum: 7.4 mi
Attleboro Arts Museum: 7.9 mi

Artworks

Tom Brady: 4.0 mi
Japanese Garden: 4.8 mi
Deborah Sampson: 5.7 mi
Oliver Ames: 5.8 mi
TOOTHY!!!: 7.4 mi

Beaches

Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.3 mi
Sweatt Beach: 7.4 mi
Turner Pond Beach: 7.6 mi
Barbara Road Beach: 7.9 mi
Chilson Beach: 10.6 mi

Cliffs42

King Philip Cave: 2.3 mi
King Philip Rock: 2.6 mi
Breakneck Ledge: 13.2 mi
Fatboy Boulder: 15.0 mi
Pond Cave: 15.0 mi

Picnic sites39

Oak Grove: 2.7 mi
12: 6.1 mi
35: 6.1 mi
15: 6.1 mi
11: 6.1 mi

Rest areas11

Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.3 mi
Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 5.0 mi
Westwood Rest Area: 12.0 mi
Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 14.0 mi
Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 14.0 mi

Springs2

Pakomet Spring: 13.4 mi
Roger Williams Spring: 18.1 mi

Waterfalls2

Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
Cascade Brook Falls: 21.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 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 1°	163 m	5.2 mi
Diamond Hill	WSW 252°	144 m	10.7 mi
Bluff Hill	N 359°	138 m	4.5 mi
Oak Hill	W 266°	138 m	12.0 mi
Bucks Hill	W 264°	137 m	9.8 mi
Cedar Hill	NNW 345°	134 m	11.9 mi
High Rock	WNW 284°	127 m	3.8 mi
Pinnacle Hill	W 277°	126 m	5.3 mi

Conditions

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	07:10	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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29883646

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