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Wading River/Forest Park Area

Wading River/Forest Park Area from directly overhead

Wading River/Forest Park Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north-northeast, 8.4 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 2.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.00735, -71.26184

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Gardens
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Taylor Hill Conservation Woods & Trails: 2.1 mi
  • Taylor Hill Woods: 2.1 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 2.4 mi
  • Cocasset River Park: 2.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 3.9 mi
  • G's Place: 4.0 mi
  • Trailers: 4.2 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 6.0 mi
  • Vernal Pool: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 60
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 10.0 mi
Artworks
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 4.4 mi
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 4.4 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 4.5 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 4.5 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 39
  • King Philip Cave: 6.0 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 11.3 mi
  • Pond Cave: 11.4 mi
  • Summit Wall: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • 12: 2.7 mi
  • 11: 2.7 mi
  • 8: 2.7 mi
  • 10: 2.7 mi
  • 13: 2.7 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 0.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 1.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Rock Falls: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Wading River/Forest Park Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNNE 17°163 m8.4 mi
Beacon Pole HillW 265°162 m9.7 mi
Catamint HillW 267°152 m9.4 mi
Bald HillWNW 286°145 m10.1 mi
Diamond HillW 266°144 m7.8 mi
Iron Rock HillW 267°140 m10.0 mi
Bluff HillNNE 18°138 m7.7 mi
Oak HillWNW 282°138 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1115:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29883848

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