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Places In Mass or Upper Rhode Islands

thrasher - 23-7-2011 at 01:43 PM

Im from Bridgewater Mass and i'm looking for new spots with good wind. anyones help would be great. Thanks for any help that I receive.

-chris

indigo_wolf - 23-7-2011 at 02:07 PM


  1. KONE's (Kites Over New England) List of places to fly

  2. 3 places I would like to check out in your neck of the woods:

    Legion Field:
    175 Bedford Street (Routes 18 & 28), Bridgewater


    Scotland Field:
    Prospect Street, Bridgewater


    Rainbow's End Playground
    Flagg Street, Bridgewater


  3. Forges Field - Plymouth, MA (A cluster of 18 adjacent fields)

    Note: It is a place that I am very surprised none of the other kite flyers in the Boston/RI area have ever mentioned before    :


ATB,
Sam

B-Roc - 23-7-2011 at 04:40 PM

dgkid78 is a member of this forum and also lives down in that neck of the woods. Perhaps you can hook up with him or tap him for ideas.

indigo_wolf - 23-7-2011 at 05:59 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by B-Roc
dgkid78 is a member of this forum and also lives down in that neck of the woods. Perhaps you can hook up with him or tap him for ideas.


dgkid78's home field is Fort Tabor in New Bedford, MA. It's about 35 miles South from Bridewater.


Kite Spot by dg25kid, on Flickr

His Flickr stream has a bunch of pictures of the site.

ATB,
Sam

thrasher - 23-7-2011 at 09:21 PM

That spot in new bedford looks like a great spot. Ive been to both legion field and Rainbows end. They are great spots to fly. looking to expand my flying experiences. might i add the winds arent too steady at legion field and only are steady at Rainbows end when the wind hits the whole diagonal line of the soccer fields.

thrasher - 23-7-2011 at 09:26 PM

Forges field looks awesome too. thanks for the help. didnt think i would find out such local spots as plymouth and new bedford. great info thanks again:thumbup:

indigo_wolf - 23-7-2011 at 10:14 PM

I spend way too much time on Google Earth and downloading coordinates to my GPS so I can check out spots when I am in the area. :rolleyes: :lol:

ATB,
Sam

thrasher - 23-7-2011 at 10:50 PM

so did you already have those coordinates in your gps of the places you posted. or did you just find them? how did you post them like that also?

thrasher - 23-7-2011 at 11:34 PM

If anyone is from eastern ma and wants to meet at this field to fly....go to google earth and search "Cook st, Bridgewater, MA"

Just found the field today after looking on google earth. drove there and found that its about a quarter mile long and wide. looks to be a great place to fly. i walked out on the field and there was nothing but space. U2U me if anybody wants to meet. winds get pretty strong here frequently.

indigo_wolf - 23-7-2011 at 11:53 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by thrasher
so did you already have those coordinates in your gps of the places you posted. or did you just find them? how did you post them like that also?


The Bridgewater locations, I didn't have already. I have considered flying at the open area near the Fire Dept. on School Street because I sometimes listen to music in the area. I like it when I can go flying during the day and listen to music nearby in the evening. So I was checking out what other fields were in Bridgewater.

The aerial photos are from the Bridgewater Parks and Recreation website not Google, so those are just a direct link.

ATB,
Sam

dgkid78 - 24-7-2011 at 04:50 PM

YELLLOOOOO...hey guys sorry I am a little late here with the convo.. Hey Thrasher whats going on!! Welcome...well like indigo pointed out. Fort Tabor is the place I head to. The only problem with the site now is that they charge for parking, so if i go i usually am there after 5pm...dunno the cut-off for paying but when I head there after that time, the booth with the acne scarred runt with an attitude isn't there. Excited about after Labor Day weekend when the winds will be better and have little less crowds.