- Elevation, modelled
- -7 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Peaked Hill94.8 m · 12.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)22.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3895, -70.5105
Whale Tail is a artwork in Massachusetts, at a modelled -7 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Carnegie Heritage Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whale Tail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | W 259° | 94.8 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 353° | 93 m | 22.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 3° | 85 m | 23.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 354° | 80 m | 23.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 263° | 78 m | 12.4 mi |
| Discovery Hill | N 5° | 77 m | 23.3 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNW 348° | 71 m | 19.2 mi |
| Whiting Hill | W 276° | 68 m | 10.0 mi |
- 22.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chappy Point Beach: 0.1 mi
- Chappy Point Beach: 0.2 mi
- Chappy Point Beach: 0.2 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 0.3 mi
- Sheriff's Meadow Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 0.4 mi
- Fuller Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 0.7 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 0.8 mi
- Edgartown Beach: 1.9 mi
- Cannonball Park: 0.5 mi
- Robinson Road Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Enos Lots: 2.5 mi
- Waban Park: 4.9 mi
- Veira Park: 4.9 mi
- Mill Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sampson Hill: 1.6 mi
- Washaqua Hill: 2.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 6.3 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 6.8 mi
- The Carnegie Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 5.2 mi
- Cottage Museum: 5.2 mi
- cannon: 0.5 mi
- cannon: 0.5 mi
- ship's anchor: 0.7 mi
- War Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Wasque Point: 4.0 mi
- North Head: 6.1 mi
- Husselton Head: 7.1 mi
- Makonikey Head: 9.2 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 10.3 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 12.6 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 20.0 mi
- Big Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 5.3 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 8.7 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 11.6 mi
- The Liberté: 11.8 mi
- Buddha: 12.0 mi
- Helen Keller: 12.5 mi
- Whale Tail: 12.6 mi
- Rachel Carson: 12.6 mi
- Tree of Bike: 19.0 mi
- Oil House: 7.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.8 mi
- Keeper's House: 7.8 mi
- West Chop Light: 7.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.7 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 23.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, under a mile away.
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