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West Heights Conservation Rest

West Heights Conservation Rest from directly overhead

West Heights Conservation Rest is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Woonsocket Hill stands 180 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bucks Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.03431, -71.42045

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • King Street Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Fletcher Field: 3.2 mi
  • Theron Metcalf Field: 3.4 mi
  • Schofield Farm: 3.5 mi
  • South Bellingham Common: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Birthplace of Horace Mann: 3.7 mi
  • Woonsocket Civil War Monument: 5.1 mi
  • William Herbert Sweatt Memorial Plaque: 5.2 mi
  • Anthony J. Rezza Memorial Sitting Area Plaque: 5.7 mi
  • The George E. Kissick Memorial Recreation Center Plaque: 5.7 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 59
  • Cumberlandite: 2.8 mi
  • Chattering Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Teetering Rock: 10.1 mi
  • 16: 10.2 mi
  • 15: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Julia's Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Rain Gardens: 8.7 mi
  • Katie's Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Nature's Play Area: 9.2 mi
  • Attleboro Rose Garden: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 44
  • Chilson Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 4.1 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Barbara Road Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Frank Moody State Beach: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 32
Picnic sites: 20
  • 1: 5.8 mi
  • 36: 5.8 mi
  • 35: 5.9 mi
  • 16-34: 5.9 mi
  • 2: 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 6.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 7.1 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 7.4 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 21.2 mi
  • Rock Falls: 24.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of West Heights Conservation Rest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Woonsocket HillWSW 240°180 m7.9 mi
Whortleberry HillSW 229°169 m7.1 mi
Nipsachuck HillSW 230°167 m9.9 mi
Beacon Pole HillSSW 209°162 m3.1 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 285°162 m8.1 mi
Pond HillWNW 300°156 m9.3 mi
Rocky HillSSW 213°155 m8.5 mi
Inman HillWNW 293°154 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2118:58
June solstice05:1119:4320:26
September equinox06:3418:0818:45
December solstice07:1115:3316:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138495968747265534334
Precip in4.43.74.94.73.64.33.64.04.25.14.25.3

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29762442

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