Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Taunton Street
Taunton Street is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Goddard Woods, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- restricted
How to reach it
Coordinates42.02333, -71.30485
- 0.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.2 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 14.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 20.3 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 2 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 14 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Goddard Woods: 0.4 mi
- Cowell Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Mirimichi Street: 1.0 mi
- Cowell Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Everett Skinner Road Land: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Field of Dreams: 1.5 mi
- Harold Burns Memorial Wildlife Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Cocasset River Park: 2.0 mi
- Cocasset River Park: 2.1 mi
- Cocasset River Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Sunrise Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pinnacle: 2.5 mi
- Tilting Rock: 2.6 mi
- Knuckup Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Spanish American War Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Sunrise Hill Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- The George E. Kissick Memorial Recreation Center Plaque: 1.8 mi
- Anthony J. Rezza Memorial Sitting Area Plaque: 1.8 mi
- William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 3.2 mi
Gardens
- Julia's Garden: 1.7 mi
- West Common: 3.5 mi
- Big A Hedge: 5.6 mi
- Katie's Garden: 5.9 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 2.6 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 3.9 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 4.1 mi
- Chilson Beach: 7.1 mi
- Turner Pond Beach: 9.1 mi
Museums
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 3.6 mi
- The Patriots Hall of Fame: 5.2 mi
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 5.6 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 5.7 mi
- Franklin Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
Artworks
- Tom Brady: 5.2 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 5.5 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 5.5 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 5.5 mi
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 5.6 mi
Attractions
- Path Continues: 5.9 mi
- G's Place: 5.9 mi
- Trailers: 6.1 mi
- King Philip Rock: 7.3 mi
- Ames Boulder: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 35
- King Philip Cave: 7.0 mi
- King Philip Rock: 7.3 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 10.5 mi
- Pond Cave: 10.6 mi
- Jade Boulder: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 28
- 36: 1.6 mi
- 35: 1.6 mi
- 16-34: 1.6 mi
- 15: 1.7 mi
- 1: 1.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 1.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 1.7 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 9.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cascade Brook Falls: 16.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 19.7 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Roger Williams Spring: 14.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Taunton Street. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | NE 34° | 163 m | 8.4 mi |
| Beacon Pole Hill | WSW 255° | 162 m | 7.7 mi |
| Catamint Hill | WSW 258° | 152 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 283° | 145 m | 7.7 mi |
| Diamond Hill | WSW 254° | 144 m | 5.8 mi |
| Sayles Hill | WSW 246° | 143 m | 11.2 mi |
| Iron Rock Hill | WSW 259° | 140 m | 7.9 mi |
| Oak Hill | W 277° | 138 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29744463
Day trips start here
- North Attleborough · 3 mi
- Foxborough · 4 mi
- Mansfield · 4 mi
- Attleboro · 6 mi
- Franklin · 6 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 8 mi
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