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Wernick Farm Reserve

Wernick Farm Reserve from directly overhead

Wernick Farm Reserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Howland Reserve, a park 0.9 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 11 miles off.

Wernick Farm is a 62­-acre jewel with a variety of habitats that connect the present to the agricultural past of this unique property. DNRT purchased the farm in 2014 from Reva Newfield and her four children, who wanted to preserve it for all to enjoy. Th

What to expect

Operated by
Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69008, -71.04755

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Howland Reserve: 0.9 mi
  • Ridge Hill Reserve: 1.4 mi
  • Copicut Woods Parking: 1.6 mi
  • North Dartmouth Park: 2.1 mi
  • Camp Interlocken: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Spinwinder: 4.5 mi
  • Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 5.9 mi
  • John Muir Ecological Pier: 9.7 mi
  • Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 9.8 mi
  • Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 9.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Attractions: 59
  • Path Continues: 2.2 mi
  • Esker: 2.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 27
Cliffs: 25
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 11.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Springs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copicut HillNNW 343°109 m2.3 mi
Pocasset HillWSW 251°95 m7.9 mi
Cook HillWSW 255°85 m7.5 mi
Townsend HillW 261°77 m7.1 mi
Townsend HillW 261°77 m7.1 mi
Turkey HillWSW 240°69 m12.9 mi
Ridge HillENE 69°64 m1.1 mi
Yellow HillSW 230°64 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:56
June solstice05:1119:4120:23
September equinox06:3218:0718:43
December solstice07:0915:3316:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138475766727163534335
Precip in3.73.04.84.03.33.63.03.83.64.64.34.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8790035380

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