Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Tinkham Forest
Tinkham Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunseith Gardens, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.67696, -70.79834
- 16.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 24.0 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 23.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.2 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dunseith Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Mill Street Conservation Area: 1.3 mi
- Sparrow Mill: 1.3 mi
- Sparrow Mill: 1.3 mi
- Old Railroad Bed: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Quadequena Club Tennis Courts: 1.3 mi
- Shipyard Park: 1.5 mi
- Town Field: 2.3 mi
- Silver Shell Beach: 2.5 mi
- Mattapoisett Shipyard Park: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 1.5 mi
- Pico Beach: 1.7 mi
- Hollywoods Beach: 2.6 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 2.8 mi
- Brant Beach: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Tinkham Hill: 1.6 mi
- Great Hill: 4.5 mi
- Mendall Hill: 4.7 mi
- Vaughn Hill: 5.8 mi
- Fearing Hill: 6.4 mi
Museums: 60
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 7.0 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 7.1 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 7.1 mi
- Kendrick House Museum: 7.1 mi
- Mariner's Home: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Delano Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 6.5 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 35
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 7.0 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 7.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 7.1 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 7.1 mi
- Path Continues: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
- The Cliffs: 3.8 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Hog Island: 9.0 mi
- Nobska Point: 12.4 mi
- White Banks: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 22
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Tree of Bike: 10.4 mi
- Spinwinder: 11.2 mi
- Rachel Carson: 12.4 mi
- Whale Tail: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 19
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 7.5 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 11.4 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 12.3 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 12.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 7.9 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 13.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 17.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.0 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 19.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 14.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 1.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Tinkham Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 283° | 109 m | 13.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 80° | 93 m | 12.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 68° | 82 m | 14.4 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 73° | 80 m | 13.0 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 96° | 71 m | 10.9 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 276° | 64 m | 11.9 mi |
| Yellow Hill | W 270° | 64 m | 14.1 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | NW 320° | 64 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
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 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29697144
Day trips start here
- Marion · 2 mi
- Mattapoisett · 2 mi
- Rochester · 4 mi
- SouthCoast · 4 mi
- New Bedford · 7 mi
- Wareham · 7 mi
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