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St. Marks Site

St. Marks Site from directly overhead

St. Marks Site is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Beacon Pole Hill stands 162 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Simmons Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.97358, -71.30500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Simmons Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mason Field: 0.5 mi
  • Hayward Field: 1.2 mi
  • Barrows Veterans Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Veterans Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
  • Falls Fire Barn Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Attleboro Arts Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Captain Wilbur Kelly House Transportation Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Hearthside House Museum: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • The First Attleborough Towne House: 1.7 mi
  • The Old Shuttle Shop: 1.8 mi
  • Sunrise Hill Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • The George E. Kissick Memorial Recreation Center Plaque: 1.9 mi
  • Anthony J. Rezza Memorial Sitting Area Plaque: 1.9 mi
Peaks
  • Sunrise Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Hoppin Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Ides Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Walnut Grove Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Moose Hill: 4.3 mi
Artworks
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 2.2 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 2.2 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 2.2 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 2.4 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 2.4 mi
Attractions
  • G's Place: 3.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 3.7 mi
  • Trailers: 3.8 mi
  • The Glen: 5.1 mi
  • Deborah's Garden: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Julia's Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Big A Hedge: 2.3 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 2.5 mi
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 48
  • Barbara Road Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Frank Moody State Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 29
Picnic sites: 22
  • 4: 1.8 mi
  • 6: 1.8 mi
  • 7: 1.8 mi
  • 3: 1.8 mi
  • 8: 1.8 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 2.1 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 2.8 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 7.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 7.6 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of St. Marks Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beacon Pole HillW 281°162 m7.6 mi
Catamint HillWNW 285°152 m7.4 mi
Bald HillNW 304°145 m9.1 mi
Diamond HillWNW 288°144 m5.9 mi
Sayles HillW 264°143 m10.2 mi
Iron Rock HillWNW 284°140 m8.0 mi
Oak HillWNW 301°138 m8.5 mi
Bluff HillNNE 25°138 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:57
June solstice05:1119:4320:25
September equinox06:3318:0818:44
December solstice07:1115:3216:18

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29838839

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