Park · Massachusetts
Horseneck Beach State Reservation
Horseneck Beach State Reservation is a park in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the north, 15 miles off. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 9.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.50788, -71.04865
- 9.7 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 12.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 24.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 24 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Horseneck Beach State Reservation: 0.2 mi
- Big Ram Island: 0.9 mi
- Little Ram Island: 1.1 mi
- Marianne Pineau Island: 1.3 mi
- Horseneck Farm Cr: 1.4 mi
Museums
- Horeseneck Point Lifesaving Station: 0.9 mi
- Doll Museum: 5.2 mi
- Cuttyhunk Historical Society Museum: 8.6 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 9.7 mi
- New Bedford Fire Museum: 10.4 mi
Beaches
- East Horseneck Beach: 0.9 mi
- Horseneck Beach: 1.8 mi
- Little Beach: 2.1 mi
- South Shore Beach: 3.9 mi
- Round Hill Beach: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Pinnacle Rock: 3.2 mi
- Sherman Hill: 3.9 mi
- Nootas Hill: 4.3 mi
- Nootas Hill: 4.4 mi
- Round Hill: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Barn Foundation: 5.0 mi
- Rhode Island Red Monument: 5.2 mi
- Bartholomew Gosnold Memorial Tower: 8.3 mi
- Battery Milliken: 9.4 mi
Parks
- Adult Softball Field: 5.4 mi
- Camp Noquochoke: 6.1 mi
- New Bedford Park: 6.1 mi
- Mothas Park: 6.3 mi
- CAMARA - "The Ponderosa": 6.8 mi
Attractions: 36
- Bumber Boats: 9.0 mi
- Newport Polo: 10.8 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 10.9 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 10.9 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 23
- The Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Marys Seat: 12.9 mi
- South Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Ferry Cliff: 14.5 mi
- Gay Head Cliffs: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 19
- Spinwinder: 8.9 mi
- Matthew Perry Monument: 13.6 mi
- Channing Truro Statue: 13.6 mi
- Rochambeau Statue and Monument: 14.3 mi
- Statue of Roger Williams: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 11
- Ecological Oasis: 6.5 mi
- Burchard Triangle: 7.1 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 7.8 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 9.4 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 9.6 mi
- Beavertail Light: 18.6 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 18.6 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 20.4 mi
- Keeper's House: 23.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Crystal Spring: 16.5 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 19.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- The Falls: 20.4 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 23.5 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 20.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Horseneck Beach State Reservation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | N 358° | 109 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | NW 324° | 95 m | 12.4 mi |
| Peaked Hill | ESE 123° | 94.8 m | 19.2 mi |
| Slate Hill | WNW 281° | 87 m | 11.4 mi |
| Cook Hill | NW 326° | 85 m | 12.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ESE 122° | 78 m | 18.4 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 329° | 77 m | 13.4 mi |
| Townsend Hill | NNW 329° | 77 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 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 | 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, 10 mi away.
- American Herring Gull162 obs
- Common Eider118 obs
- rugosa rose105 obs
- Osprey93 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant87 obs
- Great Egret71 obs
- Sanderling68 obs
- Willet67 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358269077
Day trips start here
- Little Compton · 6 mi
- Dartmouth · 8 mi
- Westport · 9 mi
- New Bedford · 12 mi
- Newport County · 12 mi
- Portsmouth · 12 mi
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