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Wright Meadow

Wright Meadow from directly overhead

Wright Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Chickatawbut Hill stands 156 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Shumatuscacant River Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.10222, -70.93876

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Murphy Field: 0.4 mi
  • Island Grove Park: 0.7 mi
  • Little League Field: 0.8 mi
  • Butterfly Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
  • Locust Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Beech Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Beech Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Rye Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Roundtop: 2.7 mi
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.4 mi
  • Pembroke Herring Run: 7.3 mi
  • Herring Run: 7.7 mi
  • House Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Pastoral Center: 9.3 mi
Beaches
Cliffs: 39
Picnic sites: 25
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 4.8 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.9 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 12.3 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 8.1 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 8.2 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 18.3 mi
  • Interstate 95 Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Wright Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chickatawbut HillNW 323°156 m10.4 mi
Fenno PeakNW 323°151 m10.3 mi
Buck HillNW 318°151 m10.4 mi
Nahanton HillNW 324°145 m10.4 mi
Kitchamakin HillNW 324°133 m10.3 mi
Hawk HillNW 320°120 m10.0 mi
Wampatuck HillNNW 329°103 m10.3 mi
Burnt HillNW 315°103 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1918:56
June solstice05:0919:4120:24
September equinox06:3218:0618:43
December solstice07:1015:3016:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303138495968747265544435
Precip in4.03.65.24.53.44.13.23.64.15.04.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockton, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29688110

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