Town Forest
Town Forest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Harlow / Cooks Pond Natural Heritage Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Haskell Field: 1.3 mi
- Morton Park: 1.4 mi
- Burton Park: 1.6 mi
- Jenny Pond Park: 1.8 mi
- Training Green: 1.8 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 1.5 mi
- Watson Hill: 1.8 mi
- Burying Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sparrow Hill: 2.0 mi
- Coles Hill: 2.1 mi
- Stephens Field Beach: 1.9 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pilgrim Shorefront: 4.8 mi
- Captain's Flats: 5.3 mi
- Saquish Beach: 5.8 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 2.1 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 2.4 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 5.5 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 6.1 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 11.8 mi
- Harlow Old Fort House: 1.7 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 1.8 mi
- Jenney Museum: 1.9 mi
- Richard Sparrow House: 1.9 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 1.9 mi
- Mayflower II: 2.3 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 2.3 mi
- Edaville: 7.8 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 11.8 mi
- Herring Run: 11.9 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 14.7 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 14.7 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 14.7 mi
- Herb Garden: 14.8 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 14.8 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 2.0 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 2.1 mi
- Massasoit: 2.1 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 2.2 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 11.2 mi
- High Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 9.1 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 10.4 mi
- White Banks: 13.5 mi
- Hog Island: 14.1 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 0.6 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 10.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 14.5 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 14.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.0 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 11.9 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 22.4 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Plymouth Light: 6.2 mi
- Pumphouse: 6.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Town Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | E 90° | 114 m | 3.8 mi |
| Pine Hills | E 82° | 95 m | 4.0 mi |
| Monks Hill | NW 308° | 83 m | 3.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | SSE 151° | 82 m | 13.6 mi |
| Carolina Hill | NNW 346° | 77 m | 14.1 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SSE 158° | 64 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSW 208° | 62 m | 1.5 mi |
| Sparrow Hill | NW 316° | 61 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29690950
Day trips start here
- Carver · 6 mi
- Halifax · 11 mi
- Middleborough · 12 mi
- Wareham · 12 mi
- Rochester · 16 mi
- Bridgewater · 17 mi
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