Wheaton Land
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Wheaton Land is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north-northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Noquochoke Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 11.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 19.5 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 19 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Noquochoke Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
- Town Forest: 0.4 mi
- Noquochoke Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Noquochoke Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Noquochoke Wildlife Management Area: 0.6 mi
- Howland Reserve: 1.4 mi
- North Dartmouth Park: 2.0 mi
- Ridge Hill Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Lincoln Park Greenspace: 2.2 mi
- Dartmouth Park: 2.2 mi
- Bumber Boats: 2.0 mi
- Path Continues: 2.0 mi
- Path Continues: 2.1 mi
- Esker: 2.1 mi
- Path Continues: 2.1 mi
- Ridge Hill: 2.2 mi
- Yellow Hill: 2.3 mi
- Copicut Hill: 4.2 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 4.9 mi
- Crapo Hill: 4.9 mi
- Spinwinder: 2.5 mi
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 7.5 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 11.0 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 11.1 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 11.1 mi
- Sun Dial: 4.4 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 6.4 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Helicopter Memorial: 6.9 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 5.6 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 5.8 mi
- Mariner's Home: 5.8 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 5.8 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 5.8 mi
- Noname Beach: 7.3 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 7.8 mi
- Brayton Point Beach: 8.7 mi
- Pierce Beach: 8.8 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 9.7 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 1.5 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 5.7 mi
- Ecological Oasis: 13.1 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 13.6 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 11.9 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 12.5 mi
- Usher Rocks: 13.6 mi
- White Banks: 13.9 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 14.1 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 8.2 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 21.9 mi
- Beavertail Light: 24.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 24.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 22.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 22.2 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 12.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 13.0 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 22.3 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 22.5 mi
- The Falls: 23.7 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Wheaton Land. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NNW 338° | 109 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 264° | 95 m | 8.5 mi |
| Slate Hill | SW 235° | 87 m | 15.0 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 268° | 85 m | 8.2 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 275° | 77 m | 8.0 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 274° | 77 m | 8.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 249° | 69 m | 13.0 mi |
| Ridge Hill | N 2° | 64 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:33 | 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 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29883266
Day trips start here
- Westport · 2 mi
- Dartmouth · 5 mi
- New Bedford · 5 mi
- Fall River · 7 mi
- Freetown · 7 mi
- Somerset · 9 mi
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