Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Wetherell's Island
Wetherell's Island is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Beacon Pole Hill stands 162 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nelson Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Norton LPS
How to reach it
Coordinates41.94654, -71.23413
- 5.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
- 11.8 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 15.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Point · 6 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 8 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- The Nelson Land: 0.1 mi
- The Clover Lot: 0.2 mi
- Chartley Brook: 0.6 mi
- Valentine Family Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Rose Farm: 0.7 mi
Attractions
- Trailers: 0.3 mi
- G's Place: 0.6 mi
- Path Continues: 0.6 mi
- Vernal Pool: 1.6 mi
- The Glen: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Shpack Hill: 0.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.2 mi
- Ides Hill: 4.1 mi
- Great Meadow Hill: 4.7 mi
- Moose Hill: 4.9 mi
Parks
- Norton Tricentennial Park: 1.3 mi
- Finberg Park: 1.6 mi
- Everett Leonard Field: 2.1 mi
- Horton Field: 2.2 mi
- Everett Leonard Park: 2.2 mi
Artworks
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 2.4 mi
- "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 2.4 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 2.6 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 2.7 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Attleboro Arts Museum: 2.4 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 2.5 mi
- Falls Fire Barn Museum: 4.4 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 7.4 mi
- Old Colony History Museum: 8.2 mi
Historic sites
- Vietnam War Monument: 2.4 mi
- Korean War Monument: 2.4 mi
- World War II Monument: 2.4 mi
- Gilbert Perry Square: 2.4 mi
- World War II Monument: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 53
- Big A Hedge: 2.5 mi
- Katie's Garden: 3.3 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 3.3 mi
- Attleboro Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
- West Common: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 44
- Barbara Road Beach: 5.0 mi
- Whiting's Pond Beach: 6.2 mi
- Sweatt Beach: 10.5 mi
- Frank Moody State Beach: 11.2 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 29
- King Philip Cave: 9.1 mi
- King Philip Rock: 9.4 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 10.7 mi
- Summit Wall: 10.7 mi
- Pond Cave: 10.7 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- 8: 5.4 mi
- 7: 5.4 mi
- 6: 5.4 mi
- 4: 5.4 mi
- 11: 5.4 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 4.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.9 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Cascade Brook Falls: 17.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 21.2 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 23.3 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 23.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Roger Williams Spring: 12.1 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 20.0 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Wetherell's Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Pole Hill | WNW 287° | 162 m | 11.6 mi |
| Catamint Hill | WNW 289° | 152 m | 11.5 mi |
| Diamond Hill | WNW 292° | 144 m | 9.9 mi |
| Iron Rock Hill | WNW 288° | 140 m | 12.0 mi |
| Bluff Hill | N 5° | 138 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bucks Hill | NW 305° | 137 m | 10.6 mi |
| Copper Mine Hill | WNW 284° | 137 m | 11.2 mi |
| Jenckes Hill | WSW 256° | 129 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/827794901
Day trips start here
- Attleboro · 3 mi
- Mansfield · 6 mi
- North Attleborough · 6 mi
- Foxborough · 8 mi
- Taunton · 8 mi
- Bristol-Norfolk · 9 mi
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