Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Town Land
Town Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 30 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.85281, -70.97181
- 18.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 18.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 23.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 20 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 22 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 22 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Williams Hill: 0.7 mi
- Le Baron Hill: 1.0 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Pickens Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Emmie F. Hutt Forest: 1.9 mi
- Mcgovern Property: 2.1 mi
- Long Pond Conservation Area: 2.1 mi
- Cr #1: 3.1 mi
- Taunton River Watershed (Freitas): 3.1 mi
Parks
- Clear Pond Park: 2.0 mi
- Tamarack Park: 2.1 mi
- Clear Pond Park: 2.1 mi
- Clear Pond Park: 2.2 mi
- John Paun Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Middleboro Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 6.8 mi
- Deborah Sampson House Museum: 10.4 mi
- Halifax Historical Society: 11.1 mi
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 13.7 mi
Artworks
- Pratt Memorial Statue: 5.6 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 13.0 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 13.3 mi
- Spinwinder: 15.3 mi
- The Bell: 16.0 mi
Historic sites
- Anchor Monument: 6.2 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Milo monument: 6.3 mi
- Helicopter Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Arthur Cleveland Bent Memorial Cabin: 8.3 mi
Beaches
- Pierce Beach: 10.3 mi
- Lingan Street Beach: 12.0 mi
- Brayton Point Beach: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Island: 14.9 mi
- Swifts Beach: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 57
- National Sailors Home Water Tower: 1.5 mi
- Edaville: 10.3 mi
- Path Continues: 11.2 mi
- Esker: 11.4 mi
- Path Continues: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 34
- Fragrance Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 14.9 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 15.5 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 16.5 mi
- Big A Hedge: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 24
- Oak Grove: 17.5 mi
- 8: 20.2 mi
- 7: 20.2 mi
- 11: 20.2 mi
- 12: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 22
- King Phillips Lookout: 1.8 mi
- White Banks: 3.8 mi
- The Cliffs: 17.1 mi
- High Cliff: 17.3 mi
- King Philip Cave: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 14.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 15.0 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 16.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Clark's Point Light: 18.3 mi
- Plymouth Light: 21.7 mi
- Pumphouse: 21.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Crystal Spring: 13.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rock Falls: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Town Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | SSW 207° | 109 m | 10.1 mi |
| Monks Hill | ENE 60° | 83 m | 14.9 mi |
| Great Meadow Hill | W 278° | 78 m | 12.8 mi |
| Great Rock | W 271° | 71 m | 16.2 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | SSW 204° | 64 m | 1.0 mi |
| Breakneck Hill | SW 225° | 64 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ridge Hill | SSW 195° | 64 m | 11.2 mi |
| Yellow Hill | SSW 203° | 64 m | 13.3 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 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taunton Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29692237
Day trips start here
- Middleborough · 5 mi
- Freetown · 6 mi
- Taunton · 7 mi
- Bridgewater · 10 mi
- Somerset · 10 mi
- Carver · 11 mi
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