Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Violette Preserve
Violette Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Herring Run Rte 6 Weir, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976-03-11
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.66907, -70.84162
- 19.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 21.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 21.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Herring Run Rte 6 Weir: 0.9 mi
- Herring Run Rte 6: 1.0 mi
- Fairhaven Pumping Station: 1.0 mi
- Old Railroad Bed: 1.0 mi
- New Boston Road: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Shipyard Park: 1.7 mi
- Quadequena Club Tennis Courts: 1.8 mi
- Wolf Island Town Well Field: 2.4 mi
- Camp Echo: 2.7 mi
- South Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Tinkham Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mendall Hill: 3.1 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 5.0 mi
- Vaughn Hill: 5.7 mi
- Great Hill: 6.8 mi
Beaches
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 2.2 mi
- Pico Beach: 2.8 mi
- Brant Beach: 3.0 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 3.0 mi
- Hollywoods Beach: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 4.4 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 5.3 mi
- Delano Memorial: 5.4 mi
Museums
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 4.8 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 4.8 mi
- Mariner's Home: 4.8 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 5.0 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 35
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 4.8 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 4.8 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 4.8 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 4.8 mi
- Path Continues: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 25
- The Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Hog Island: 11.3 mi
- White Banks: 12.3 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 21
- Spinwinder: 8.9 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Tree of Bike: 12.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 13.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 20
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 5.2 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 9.1 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 10.2 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 13.2 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 13.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 6.1 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 14.3 mi
- West Chop Light: 18.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 18.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 21.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 16.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 1.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Violette Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 288° | 109 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 79° | 93 m | 14.5 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 69° | 82 m | 16.7 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 73° | 80 m | 15.3 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 93° | 71 m | 13.1 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 281° | 64 m | 9.8 mi |
| Yellow Hill | W 272° | 64 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tinkham Hill | NNW 329° | 64 m | 13.7 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 | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| 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 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29697901
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 2 mi
- SouthCoast · 2 mi
- Rochester · 4 mi
- Marion · 5 mi
- New Bedford · 5 mi
- Dartmouth · 8 mi
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