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Wheldon Woods

Wheldon Woods from directly overhead

Wheldon Woods is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west, 7.6 miles off. Route 114 and High Street passes 18 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.70564, -70.91435

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Pope Park: 1.3 mi
  • Acushnet Sawmill: 1.5 mi
  • Pine Hill Park: 1.7 mi
  • Rivers End Park: 1.7 mi
  • Brooklawn Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Mendall Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Tarkiln Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Crapo Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Braley Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Vaughn Hill: 4.5 mi
Museums
Beaches
Attractions: 45
  • Path Continues: 4.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 4.7 mi
  • Esker: 4.8 mi
  • Rodman Candleworks: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 22
  • Spinwinder: 7.0 mi
  • Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 12.5 mi
  • Merchant Marine Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Pratt Memorial Statue: 16.1 mi
  • John Muir Ecological Pier: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
Gardens: 20
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 17.3 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.8 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Wheldon Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copicut HillW 278°109 m7.6 mi
Pocasset HillWSW 256°95 m14.8 mi
Cook HillWSW 258°85 m14.4 mi
Townsend HillW 261°77 m14.1 mi
Townsend HillW 261°77 m14.1 mi
Deer Horn HillE 100°71 m17.1 mi
Ridge HillW 263°64 m5.9 mi
Yellow HillWSW 255°64 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:1019:4020:22
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:0815:3216:17

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29692677

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