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Town Forest

Town Forest from directly overhead

Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Sunrise Hill stands 119 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. Route 114 and High Street passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates41.86262, -71.15399

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Westville Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
  • Arthur Sharp Estate: 2.6 mi
  • Sweets Knoll State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Berkley Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 5.8 mi
  • Vernal Pool: 5.8 mi
  • Deborah's Garden: 5.8 mi
  • The Glen: 5.9 mi
  • To Woodward Forest: 6.0 mi
Artworks
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 8.6 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 8.6 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 8.8 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 8.9 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 50
Gardens: 40
  • Fragrance Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Big A Hedge: 8.7 mi
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 9.0 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 22
  • 6: 12.5 mi
  • 4: 12.5 mi
  • 7: 12.5 mi
  • 8: 12.5 mi
  • 11: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 7.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 8.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.9 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 15.9 mi
Springs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunrise HillNW 320°118.87 m12.6 mi
Copicut HillSSE 154°109 m10.9 mi
Bear HillWNW 296°85 m13.4 mi
Hoppin HillNW 305°79 m12.2 mi
Great Meadow HillWNW 289°78 m3.5 mi
Ides HillWNW 300°77 m9.3 mi
Townsend HillS 187°77 m13.1 mi
Townsend HillS 187°77 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:24
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138485967737265534335
Precip in3.73.45.14.83.44.13.53.63.94.34.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taunton, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29819009

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