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Winthrop Dahl Nature Preserve

Winthrop Dahl Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Winthrop Dahl Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 35 m. Moose Hill stands 163 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wheaton Swamp, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 6.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.99611, -71.18577

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Cross Point Church Park: 1.8 mi
  • Library Park: 1.8 mi
  • Taylor Hill Conservation Woods & Trails: 2.0 mi
  • Norton Common: 2.0 mi
  • Taylor Hill Woods: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.6 mi
  • To L.A. Foster Wildlife Refuge: 3.1 mi
  • Old Shed: 3.2 mi
  • Old Shed: 3.2 mi
  • To Woodward Forest: 3.3 mi
Gardens
Peaks
Artworks
  • "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.0 mi
  • "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 6.0 mi
  • Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.1 mi
  • "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.2 mi
  • Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.3 mi
Museums
Beaches: 58
  • Barbara Road Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Whiting's Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Sweatt Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Turner Pond Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Chilson Beach: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 42
  • King Philip Cave: 5.3 mi
  • King Philip Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Fatboy Boulder: 14.2 mi
  • Pond Cave: 14.3 mi
  • Summit Wall: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 26
  • Oak Grove: 4.7 mi
  • 12: 6.5 mi
  • 11: 6.5 mi
  • 8: 6.5 mi
  • 7: 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 4.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 5.3 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Winthrop Dahl Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillN 351°163 m9.0 mi
Catamint HillW 272°152 m13.3 mi
Diamond HillW 271°144 m11.7 mi
Bluff HillN 349°138 m8.2 mi
Bucks HillWNW 283°137 m11.5 mi
Copper Mine HillW 267°137 m13.4 mi
High RockNW 311°127 m6.9 mi
Pinnacle HillWNW 302°126 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2018:57
June solstice05:1019:4220:25
September equinox06:3318:0718:44
December solstice07:1015:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766727163514233
Precip in4.43.85.44.73.64.33.53.84.15.14.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norton W, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29883744

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