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Ballston Beach

Ballston Beach, a beach in Massachusetts
Ballston Beach, a beach in MassachusettsBenny Albro · CC BY 4.0
Ballston Beach, a beach in Massachusetts
Benny Albro · CC BY 4.0

Ballston Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearberry Hill (East Summit), a peak 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q49320102, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.00062, -70.02117
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Parks: 41
  • Snows Field: 1.9 mi
  • Pilgrim Pond Park: 4.2 mi
  • Cannon Hill Park: 4.5 mi
  • Mill Field: 8.8 mi
  • Mill Field: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Bearberry Hill (East Summit): 0.3 mi
  • Bearberry Hill (West Summit): 0.3 mi
  • Smalls Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Green Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Tom Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 3.4 mi
  • Steamer Portland: 3.4 mi
  • Indian Grave Stone: 5.3 mi
  • Linda J Walker Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Provincetown Players Marker (Lewis Wharf): 8.7 mi
Museums: 23
Artworks: 22
  • Chime: 8.3 mi
  • They Also Faced the Sea: 8.9 mi
  • Windmill (demolished): 9.0 mi
  • James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Dr. Donald Butterfield Sculpture Garden: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 7
  • truck pull-off: 17.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 19.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 20.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 21.6 mi
  • rest area: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 16.3 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillS 183°165 m16.8 mi
Signal HillSSW 204°60 m20.2 mi
Black Ball HillSSW 205°45 m20.6 mi
The HighlandsNW 323°41 m3.4 mi
Mill HillS 176°41 m15.5 mi
Green HillNW 315°38 m1.4 mi
Smalls HillNW 304°34 m1.2 mi
Corn HillW 275°34 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0519:3720:20
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0615:2716:12

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, 22 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Wellfleet, MA, 5 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/83258915

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