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Shore Drive

Shore Drive from directly overhead

Shore Drive is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bertha Smith Land, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98917, -71.20876

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Taylor Hill Conservation Woods & Trails: 1.3 mi
  • Taylor Hill Woods: 1.5 mi
  • Cross Point Church Park: 1.7 mi
  • Norton Common: 1.9 mi
  • Library Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.8 mi
  • G's Place: 3.1 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 3.1 mi
  • Trailers: 3.2 mi
  • To Woodward Forest: 3.3 mi
Artworks
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 4.8 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 4.8 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 4.9 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 5.0 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 5.0 mi
Museums
Beaches: 57
  • Barbara Road Beach: 6.2 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 38
  • King Philip Cave: 5.9 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 13.0 mi
  • Pond Cave: 13.0 mi
  • Summit Wall: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • 12: 5.4 mi
  • 11: 5.4 mi
  • 8: 5.4 mi
  • 7: 5.4 mi
  • 10: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 3.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Shore Drive. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN 358°163 m9.3 mi
Beacon Pole HillW 272°162 m12.4 mi
Catamint HillW 274°152 m12.1 mi
Diamond HillW 274°144 m10.5 mi
Iron Rock HillW 274°140 m12.7 mi
Bluff HillN 357°138 m8.6 mi
Oak HillWNW 285°138 m12.7 mi
Bucks HillWNW 287°137 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29837392

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