- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 17.3 miles
- Copicut Hill109 m · 9.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Paradise Ave and Other Roads15.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5962, -70.9660
Star Of The Sea Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled 2 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Podanaram Harbor Shores, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 15 miles off.
DNRT’s Star of the Sea Reserve was extensively mined for sand and gravel and the old gravel pits, with all the top soil gone and excavated down to the water table in spots, is made up of grey birch, scrubby oaks and bayberry, the insectivorous sundew and
- Built
- 1992
- Operated by
- Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Star Of The Sea Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NNW 331° | 109 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | WNW 289° | 95 m | 12.3 mi |
| Slate Hill | WSW 256° | 87 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cook Hill | WNW 292° | 85 m | 12.3 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 296° | 77 m | 12.5 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 296° | 77 m | 12.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 270° | 69 m | 15.3 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NNW 335° | 64 m | 7.6 mi |
- 15.0 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 15.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 15.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 24.6 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 24 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Podanaram Harbor Shores: 0.4 mi
- Apponagansett Village: 0.6 mi
- Apponagansett Village: 0.6 mi
- Fay Cr: 0.9 mi
- Dodge Reserve: 1.0 mi
- Crapo Field: 0.7 mi
- Crapo Field: 0.8 mi
- Apponagansett Point Recreation Area: 1.0 mi
- Mothas Park: 1.3 mi
- Jones Park: 1.9 mi
- Doll Museum: 2.4 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 3.0 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 3.3 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 3.4 mi
- Mariner's Home: 3.5 mi
- Rodney French Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Barn Foundation: 2.9 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 2.9 mi
- Battery Milliken: 2.9 mi
- Battery Barton: 3.1 mi
- Noname Beach: 2.7 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 3.3 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 4.1 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 4.1 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 4.1 mi
- Round Hill: 4.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 4.9 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 6.2 mi
- Sherman Hill: 7.3 mi
- Ridge Hill: 7.6 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 3.5 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 3.5 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 3.5 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 3.6 mi
- Bumber Boats: 5.0 mi
- South Bluff: 13.7 mi
- The Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- South Bluff: 14.1 mi
- Nobska Point: 15.0 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Spinwinder: 3.3 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 12.9 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 15.6 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 15.8 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 15.8 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 3.1 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 4.9 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 12.3 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 12.9 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 3.3 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 17.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 20.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 20.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 18.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 18.4 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 9.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 23.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 22.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Dartmouth · 1 mi
- New Bedford · 4 mi
- Westport · 5 mi
- SouthCoast · 7 mi
- Mattapoisett · 9 mi
- Fall River · 12 mi
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