Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Smith Reserve
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Smith Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. Route 114 and High Street passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1974-05-06
How to reach it
Coordinates41.66100, -70.97654
- 14.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 14.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 22.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Smith Reserve: 0.2 mi
- Augustine / Souza Reserve: 0.3 mi
- Flora Pierce Nature T: 0.9 mi
- Acushnet Cedar Swamp: 1.6 mi
- Acushnet Cedar Swamp: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Edward James Park: 1.8 mi
- Dias Field: 1.9 mi
- Paskamansett Woods: 2.2 mi
- Buttonwood Park: 2.3 mi
- Buttonwood Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Sun Dial: 2.0 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 4.1 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 60
- Path Continues: 2.2 mi
- Path Continues: 2.4 mi
- Path Continues: 2.4 mi
- Esker: 2.5 mi
- Path Continues: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Tarkiln Hill: 2.6 mi
- Ridge Hill: 3.6 mi
- Crapo Hill: 4.5 mi
- Yellow Hill: 5.0 mi
- Mendall Hill: 5.6 mi
Museums
- New Bedford Art Museum: 3.1 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 3.2 mi
- Mariner's Home: 3.3 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 3.3 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Noname Beach: 5.2 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 5.5 mi
- Brant Beach: 8.2 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 8.5 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 39
- Spinwinder: 2.5 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 10.1 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 13.7 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 13.7 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 22
- King Phillips Lookout: 12.1 mi
- The Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- White Banks: 13.1 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Usher Rocks: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 17
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 3.3 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 3.3 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 14.6 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 6.1 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 19.4 mi
- West Chop Light: 23.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 23.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 15.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.4 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 25.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 7.6 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 24.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Smith Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NW 314° | 109 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 267° | 95 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 270° | 85 m | 10.9 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 275° | 77 m | 10.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 275° | 77 m | 10.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 253° | 69 m | 15.4 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 313° | 64 m | 3.6 mi |
| Yellow Hill | WNW 281° | 64 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29694956
Day trips start here
- New Bedford · 2 mi
- Dartmouth · 3 mi
- Westport · 4 mi
- SouthCoast · 7 mi
- Freetown · 8 mi
- Mattapoisett · 8 mi
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