Nature reserve · Rhode Island
Sandywoods / Bossom
Sandywoods / Bossom is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Latham Cornell Monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Tiverton Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.62126, -71.15820
- 5.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 5.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 8.4 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 15.9 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 15 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 19 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Latham Cornell Monument: 0.2 mi
- Founder's Brook Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Fort Butts Revolutionary War Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 4.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- Nannaquaket Hill: 0.8 mi
- Jiley Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pocasset Hill: 2.8 mi
- Cook Hill: 3.2 mi
- Townsend Hill: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Pocassett Highlands: 0.9 mi
- Pocassett Highlands: 1.3 mi
- Pocassett Highlands: 1.8 mi
- Pocassett Highlands: 1.9 mi
- Pocassett Highlands: 1.9 mi
Beaches
- Grinnell's Beach: 2.8 mi
- Teddy Beach: 3.2 mi
- Grimmells Beach: 3.7 mi
- Island Park Beach: 4.0 mi
- Sandy Point Beach: 6.3 mi
Parks
- Fall River Family Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
- Weetamoo Woods: 3.8 mi
- Maplewood Park: 4.1 mi
- Quequechan Rail Trail: 4.3 mi
- Quequechan Rail Trail: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Pokanoket Tribal lands: 5.7 mi
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 6.0 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum: 6.5 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 6.8 mi
- Bristol Train of Artillery Museum: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 59
- Statue of Roger Williams: 5.6 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 6.7 mi
- The Sky Improvement Society's Home for Troubled Clouds: 6.8 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 7.0 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 58
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 5.7 mi
- Battleship Cove: 5.8 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 5.8 mi
- USS Lionfish: 5.9 mi
- USS Hiddensee: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- Woodcart Garden: 6.5 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 7.8 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 8.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Ferry Cliff: 5.5 mi
- Usher Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 9.8 mi
- The Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Marys Seat: 11.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Plum Point Spring: 14.8 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 15.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 17.3 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Clark's Point Light: 13.4 mi
- Beavertail Light: 17.2 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 17.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- East Greenwich Falls: 15.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 16.0 mi
- The Falls: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Big Beach: 20.4 mi
- Little Beach: 20.5 mi
- Site #36: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 10.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Sandywoods / Bossom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NE 36° | 109 m | 8.6 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NW 321° | 95 m | 2.8 mi |
| Slate Hill | SW 225° | 87 m | 7.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | NNW 331° | 85 m | 3.2 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 340° | 77 m | 3.9 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 340° | 77 m | 3.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 252° | 69 m | 5.7 mi |
| Barber Heights | WSW 244° | 67 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1017477894
Day trips start here
- Tiverton · 3 mi
- Portsmouth · 5 mi
- Fall River · 6 mi
- Newport County · 6 mi
- Westport · 6 mi
- Bristol · 7 mi
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