Park · Massachusetts
Ruggles Park
Ruggles Park is a park in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the east-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jose Silva Playground, a park 0.3 miles away. Route 114 and High Street passes 6.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Fall River Parks and Recreation Department
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.70410, -71.14538
- 6.9 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 6.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 13.9 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 13 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Lookout Point · 22 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Jose Silva Playground: 0.3 mi
- Quequechan Rail Trail: 0.6 mi
- Quequechan Rail Trail: 0.6 mi
- Britland Park: 0.6 mi
- QRT Rodman Street Connector: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River: 0.5 mi
- Pokanoket Tribal lands: 5.0 mi
- Bristol Train of Artillery Museum: 7.0 mi
- Bristol County Courthouse: 7.0 mi
- Herreshoff Marine Museum: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
- Portas Da Cidade: 1.0 mi
- Latham Cornell Monument: 5.6 mi
- Early Warren and the start of King Philip's War: 6.2 mi
- In Memory of Hugh Cole: 6.2 mi
- Warren Vietnam Memorial: 6.9 mi
Beaches
- Brayton Point Beach: 2.1 mi
- Swansea Town Beach: 4.1 mi
- Pierce Beach: 4.2 mi
- Juniper Trail Beach: 5.2 mi
- Grinnell's Beach: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Brayton Point Salt Marsh: 2.2 mi
- Blackledge: 2.7 mi
- Chace Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Un-Named: 3.3 mi
- Headwaters Conservation Area: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Fox Hill: 2.7 mi
- Townsend Hill: 2.9 mi
- Townsend Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cook Hill: 3.7 mi
- Pocasset Hill: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 59
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum: 0.9 mi
- USS Hiddensee: 0.9 mi
- USS Lionfish: 0.9 mi
- USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.: 0.9 mi
- USS Massachusetts: 0.9 mi
Artworks: 58
- Commonwealth Park "Green Monstah" Mural: 1.1 mi
- John Muir Ecological Pier: 4.6 mi
- Rachel Carson Ecological Pier: 4.7 mi
- Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Ecological Pier: 4.7 mi
- Wes Jackson Ecological Pier: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 27
- Woodcart Garden: 7.0 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Fragrance Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 12.3 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- Site #36: 20.5 mi
- Little Beach: 21.5 mi
- Big Beach: 21.6 mi
- 4: 22.1 mi
- 6: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Ferry Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Usher Rocks: 8.1 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 13.7 mi
- White Banks: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 6.3 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 6.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Crystal Spring: 16.2 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 16.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 16.5 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- East Greenwich Falls: 16.6 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 16.8 mi
- The Falls: 20.1 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Clark's Point Light: 14.7 mi
- Beavertail Light: 22.0 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Ruggles Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | ENE 75° | 109 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | SW 214° | 95 m | 4.3 mi |
| Slate Hill | SSW 209° | 87 m | 12.9 mi |
| Cook Hill | SW 216° | 85 m | 3.7 mi |
| Great Meadow Hill | NNW 343° | 78 m | 12.7 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SW 224° | 77 m | 2.9 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SW 224° | 77 m | 2.9 mi |
| Great Rock | NW 326° | 71 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tiverton, 6 mi away.
- Canada Goose36 obs
- Mute Swan35 obs
- Mallard33 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel32 obs
- Hooded Merganser30 obs
- American Coot21 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco21 obs
- Red-winged Blackbird20 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 way/29818854
Day trips start here
- Fall River · 1 mi
- Swansea · 4 mi
- Somerset · 5 mi
- Tiverton · 6 mi
- Bristol County · 7 mi
- Bristol · 7 mi
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