Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Winsegansett Avenue Scenic Vista
Winsegansett Avenue Scenic Vista is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -2 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.59735, -70.86386
- 20.0 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 20.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 22.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Winsegansett Avenue Scenic Vista: 0.0 mi
- Winsegansett Avenue Scenic Vista: 0.1 mi
- Winsegansett Avenue Scenic Vista: 0.1 mi
- Winsegansett Marshes: 0.2 mi
- Mononadach Marsh: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Macomber Pimental Park: 1.6 mi
- Fort Taber Park: 2.1 mi
- South Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area: 2.2 mi
- Victory Park: 2.2 mi
- Clegg Field: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- New Bedford Merchant Mariners: 1.9 mi
- Battery Walcott: 1.9 mi
- Battery Gaston: 1.9 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Honoring The Women in Military Service: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 2.0 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 3.9 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 4.0 mi
- Mariner's Home: 4.1 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 4.1 mi
Beaches
- Medeiros Beach: 2.0 mi
- Noname Beach: 2.6 mi
- Brant Beach: 2.9 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 4.2 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 5.1 mi
Peaks
- Round Hill: 5.2 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 7.0 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 7.0 mi
- Mendall Hill: 7.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 40
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 4.0 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 4.0 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 4.0 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 4.1 mi
- Path Continues: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
- The Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- South Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Nobska Point: 10.3 mi
- South Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 20
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 4.0 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 9.5 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 11.1 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 19
- Spinwinder: 7.8 mi
- Rachel Carson: 11.1 mi
- Whale Tail: 11.1 mi
- Helen Keller: 11.1 mi
- Tree of Bike: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 2.0 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 12.2 mi
- West Chop Light: 15.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 15.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 22.4 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 22.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Winsegansett Avenue Scenic Vista. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | NW 310° | 109 m | 13.3 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | WNW 283° | 95 m | 17.4 mi |
| Peaked Hill | SSE 159° | 94.8 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 63° | 93 m | 17.2 mi |
| Cook Hill | WNW 285° | 85 m | 17.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSE 159° | 78 m | 17.1 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 288° | 77 m | 17.3 mi |
| Townsend Hill | WNW 288° | 77 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29695658
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 3 mi
- Mattapoisett · 5 mi
- New Bedford · 5 mi
- Dartmouth · 6 mi
- Marion · 9 mi
- Rochester · 10 mi
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