Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Winthrop Street Conservation Area
Winthrop Street Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Jenckes Hill stands 129 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rehoboth Veterans Memorial, a park 0.3 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.84687, -71.25762
- 5.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.7 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 8.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 9.3 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 8 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 9 mi
- Lookout Point · 11 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rehoboth Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Poncin Hewitt Fields: 4.5 mi
- Bridgham Farm Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
- Slater Park: 4.8 mi
- Hebronville Park: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Carpenter Museum: 0.5 mi
- Hunt House Museum: 4.7 mi
- Martin House and Farm: 5.6 mi
- Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit: 5.8 mi
- Attleboro Area Industrial Museum: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- River Run Conservation Area: 0.6 mi
- Fox Lea: 0.9 mi
- Palmer River Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Ephriam Hunt Ministerial Land: 1.0 mi
- Miller Bird Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Fowlers Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Terrydiddle: 1.5 mi
- Great Rock: 1.7 mi
- Annawan Rock: 2.6 mi
Attractions
- Hunts Mill Pump House: 4.7 mi
- Hunt House Root Cellar: 4.7 mi
- Path Continues: 5.1 mi
- Deborah's Garden: 5.3 mi
- The Glen: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
- Plante-Quintairo Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Home plate of the demolished McCoy Stadium: 6.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 6.1 mi
- World Trade Center Spandrel: 6.5 mi
- POW • MIA • 9/11 memorial: 6.5 mi
Artworks
- "Arts for Everyone" Mural: 6.8 mi
- "HA HA HA" Sculpture: 6.8 mi
- "Inspire Thru Art" Mural: 6.9 mi
- Cuddy Court Creatures: 6.9 mi
- Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk Scupture: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 46
- Edgewood Beach: 8.3 mi
- Pierce Beach: 8.6 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 8.6 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 8.7 mi
- Barbara Road Beach: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 25
- Attleboro Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
- Nature's Play Area: 6.6 mi
- Katie's Garden: 6.6 mi
- Sessions Street Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Big A Hedge: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 10.1 mi
- 4: 10.8 mi
- 6: 10.9 mi
- 7: 10.9 mi
- 3: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Tree Point Rocks: 8.8 mi
- Summit Wall: 9.7 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 9.7 mi
- Jade Boulder: 9.7 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 5.6 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 5.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Cascade Brook Falls: 16.1 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 17.0 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 17.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 21.8 mi
- The Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Roger Williams Spring: 8.0 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 17.2 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 23.3 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Winthrop Street Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenckes Hill | WNW 291° | 129 m | 11.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NW 313° | 126 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sunrise Hill | NNW 345° | 118.87 m | 11.0 mi |
| Whipple Hill | WNW 282° | 116 m | 12.4 mi |
| Molasses Hill | WNW 300° | 96 m | 10.8 mi |
| Stump Hill | WNW 288° | 93 m | 8.9 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NW 317° | 93 m | 11.0 mi |
| The summit | WSW 257° | 90 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NWS Boston/norton, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29859308
Day trips start here
- Seekonk · 5 mi
- East Providence · 6 mi
- Attleboro · 7 mi
- Pawtucket · 7 mi
- Providence/College Hill · 7 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 7 mi
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