Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Town Forest
Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Grove, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.67908, -70.87897
- 19.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 19.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 21.6 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 27 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Turkey Grove: 0.7 mi
- Mattapoisett Rd Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Mattapoisett Rd Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Mattapoisett Rd Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Wing Lane Woods: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Pope Park: 1.4 mi
- Rivers End Park: 2.0 mi
- Livesey Park: 2.0 mi
- Livesey Park: 2.1 mi
- Acushnet Sawmill: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 4.0 mi
- Sun Dial: 4.6 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Mendall Hill: 1.6 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 3.0 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 3.1 mi
- Vaughn Hill: 5.2 mi
- Braley Hill: 5.8 mi
Museums
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 3.8 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 3.8 mi
- Mariner's Home: 3.8 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 3.9 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 4.2 mi
- Brant Beach: 4.5 mi
- Pico Beach: 4.9 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 4.9 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 44
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 3.7 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 3.7 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 3.8 mi
- Path Continues: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 24
- The Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- White Banks: 11.3 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 11.3 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Hog Island: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 21
- Spinwinder: 7.4 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 13.8 mi
- Tree of Bike: 14.5 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 14.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 15.1 mi
Gardens: 20
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 4.2 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 8.5 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 15.0 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 15.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 6.0 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 16.2 mi
- West Chop Light: 19.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 15.5 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 19.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 19.6 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 21.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 2.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 287° | 109 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 264° | 95 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 83° | 93 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 266° | 85 m | 16.0 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 269° | 77 m | 15.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 269° | 77 m | 15.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 95° | 71 m | 15.0 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 279° | 64 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29690610
Day trips start here
- New Bedford · 3 mi
- SouthCoast · 3 mi
- Mattapoisett · 4 mi
- Rochester · 5 mi
- Dartmouth · 6 mi
- Marion · 6 mi
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Town Forest.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.