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The Catch

The Catch from directly overhead

The Catch is an artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Eldredge Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 0.9 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2019-07-30
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78327, -69.98801

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Eldredge Park: 0.1 mi
  • Windmill Park: 0.8 mi
  • Town of Brewster vacant structure: 2.8 mi
  • Cape Cod Sea Camps: 2.9 mi
  • Windmill Green: 3.3 mi
Beaches
Peaks: 43
Historic sites: 38
Artworks: 25
Attractions: 17
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 3.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 9.6 mi
  • rest area: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 2.2 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Catch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillSW 234°165 m3.0 mi
Signal HillWSW 251°60 m10.6 mi
Clay HillWSW 251°58 m20.2 mi
Black Ball HillWSW 251°45 m11.1 mi
Mill HillSW 234°41 m0.8 mi
The HighlandsNNW 348°41 m18.1 mi
Green HillN 350°38 m16.3 mi
Scorton HillWSW 258°35 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1518:52
June solstice05:0619:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0515:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/8171539939

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