Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Tower Road Woods
Tower Road Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Beacon Pole Hill stands 162 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Doreen Tomlinson Feild, a park 0.8 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.88000, -71.33126
- 2.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 5.1 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 10.6 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Lookout Point · 8 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Doreen Tomlinson Feild: 0.8 mi
- Slater Park: 0.9 mi
- George Patrick Duffy Athletic Complex: 1.4 mi
- Hebronville Park: 1.9 mi
- [Under Construction] John Street Playground: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Woodland Ave Conservation Land: 1.0 mi
- Caratunk Wildlife Refuge: 1.1 mi
- Woodland Ave: 1.2 mi
- Read Woods: 1.5 mi
- Woodland Ave: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Plante-Quintairo Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Home plate of the demolished McCoy Stadium: 2.0 mi
- Liberty Arming the Patriot: 2.9 mi
- Honor Roll: 3.1 mi
- Collyer Monument: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 2.3 mi
- Hunt House Museum: 3.7 mi
- Lippitt House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 4.9 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Great Rock: 2.7 mi
- Dexters Ledge: 3.0 mi
- Jacobs Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- The Hummingbird Palace: 3.6 mi
- Indomitable: 4.9 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 5.0 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 5.1 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 56
- Slater Mill: 2.6 mi
- Hunt House Root Cellar: 3.7 mi
- Hunts Mill Pump House: 3.7 mi
- Rhode Island State House Tours: 5.5 mi
- Path Continues: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 42
- Frank Moody State Beach: 5.5 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 6.2 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 6.8 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 7.7 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 26
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Attleboro Rose Garden: 4.3 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 4.3 mi
- Katie's Garden: 4.4 mi
- Rain Gardens: 4.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 5.8 mi
- 4: 8.2 mi
- 6: 8.2 mi
- 3: 8.2 mi
- 5: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Summit Wall: 5.3 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 5.4 mi
- Jade Boulder: 5.4 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 5.4 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.1 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Brook Falls: 12.2 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 16.9 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 17.1 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 18.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 5.3 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 17.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Tower Road Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Pole Hill | NW 322° | 162 m | 10.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | WNW 291° | 155 m | 9.8 mi |
| Catamint Hill | NW 325° | 152 m | 10.2 mi |
| Diamond Hill | NNW 333° | 144 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wolf Hill | W 273° | 144 m | 10.2 mi |
| Sayles Hill | WNW 301° | 143 m | 10.4 mi |
| Iron Rock Hill | NW 322° | 140 m | 10.5 mi |
| Copper Mine Hill | NW 321° | 137 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woonsocket, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29835505
Day trips start here
- Central Falls · 3 mi
- Pawtucket · 3 mi
- Attleboro · 5 mi
- East Providence · 5 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 5 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 5 mi
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