Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Seekonk Sanctuary
Seekonk Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridgham Farm Conservation Area, a park 0.9 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.84779, -71.33969
- 2.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 3.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 5.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 8.6 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 4 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 7 mi
- Lookout Point · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bridgham Farm Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- George Patrick Duffy Athletic Complex: 1.6 mi
- Slater Park: 1.6 mi
- Onna W. Moniz-John Park: 2.3 mi
- Blackstone Park: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Runnins River Wetland: 1.1 mi
- Conservation Commission: 1.4 mi
- Carpenter Bird Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Helen Brackett Reserve: 1.5 mi
- Town Forest: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Hunt House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 1.7 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology: 3.6 mi
- John Brown House Museum: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Jacobs Hill: 1.9 mi
- Great Rock: 2.8 mi
- Baileys Butts: 2.9 mi
- Fort Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Home plate of the demolished McCoy Stadium: 2.3 mi
- World War I Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Liberty Arming the Patriot: 3.2 mi
- Collyer Monument: 3.3 mi
- George M. Cohen Monument: 3.4 mi
Artworks
- The Hummingbird Palace: 2.7 mi
- Indomitable: 3.3 mi
- P-131317: 3.5 mi
- Circle Dance: 3.5 mi
- Under the Laurentide: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 59
- Hunt House Root Cellar: 1.4 mi
- Hunts Mill Pump House: 1.4 mi
- Slater Mill: 3.0 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 4.0 mi
- Waterplace Park: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 41
- Edgewood Beach: 5.5 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 5.8 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 6.6 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 8.4 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 26
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 3.4 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 3.4 mi
- J. R. Workman Garden: 3.4 mi
- Brown Street Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 6.4 mi
- 4: 10.5 mi
- 6: 10.5 mi
- 3: 10.5 mi
- 5: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Summit Wall: 5.9 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 5.9 mi
- Jade Boulder: 6.0 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 6.0 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 6.0 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 7.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 7.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Cascade Brook Falls: 12.0 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 14.7 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 14.8 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 17.6 mi
- The Falls: 23.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 3.8 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 15.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Seekonk Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | WSW 255° | 210 m | 10.5 mi |
| Rocky Hill | WNW 303° | 155 m | 10.5 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WNW 286° | 144 m | 10.2 mi |
| Diamond Hill | NNW 340° | 144 m | 11.2 mi |
| Lawton Hill | WSW 248° | 141 m | 11.2 mi |
| Copper Mine Hill | NNW 330° | 137 m | 10.9 mi |
| Tracy Hill | W 276° | 131 m | 9.4 mi |
| Jenckes Hill | WNW 302° | 129 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29818655
Day trips start here
- East Providence · 3 mi
- Pawtucket · 3 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 3 mi
- Seekonk · 3 mi
- Central Falls · 4 mi
- Providence/Downtown · 4 mi
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