Cahoon Hollow Beach
Cahoon Hollow Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is White Crest Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 12 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Cahoon Hollow Beach is a beach in the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. It was named for the Cahoon family, who had lived on the Outer Cape for many years.
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Wikidata Q20709097, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- White Crest Beach: 0.8 mi
- Great Pond Beach: 1.0 mi
- Newcomb Hollow Beach: 1.2 mi
- Long Pond Beach: 1.4 mi
- Gull Pond Beach: 1.6 mi
- Adams Cottage: 1.7 mi
- Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land: 1.8 mi
- Norm & Edward Simon Land: 1.9 mi
- Vincent Lepre Land: 2.0 mi
- Duck Creek: 2.1 mi
- Cannon Hill Park: 2.2 mi
- Mill Field: 5.0 mi
- Mill Field: 5.0 mi
- Snows Field: 5.4 mi
- Three Sisters of Nauset: 6.1 mi
- Gross Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cannon Hill: 2.3 mi
- Griffin Island: 4.1 mi
- Bearberry Hill (East Summit): 4.5 mi
- Bearberry Hill (West Summit): 4.5 mi
- Indian Grave Stone: 4.4 mi
- Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 7.6 mi
- Steamer Portland: 7.6 mi
- Eastham Train Depot and Water Tower: 8.0 mi
- Capped Foundation of Former Gunn Dairy Barn: 8.8 mi
- Wellfleet Historical Society Museum: 2.4 mi
- Atwood-Higgins House: 3.9 mi
- Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: 7.4 mi
- Highland House Museum: 7.6 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 10.9 mi
- Chime: 4.4 mi
- The Catch: 11.2 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 12.4 mi
- Windmill (demolished): 12.6 mi
- James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 12.6 mi
- Penniman House: 8.8 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 10.1 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 10.5 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 12.5 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 12.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 15.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.7 mi
- rest area: 19.9 mi
- Oil House: 6.1 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.1 mi
- Nauset Light: 6.1 mi
- Highland/Cape Cod Light: 7.6 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 19.0 mi
- Indian Neck: 3.2 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 20.0 mi
- Salten Point: 23.3 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 4.4 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 12.4 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 12.6 mi
- Picnick Area: 12.7 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Long Point: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cahoon Hollow Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | SSW 191° | 165 m | 13.2 mi |
| Signal Hill | SW 215° | 60 m | 17.8 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | SW 215° | 45 m | 18.3 mi |
| The Highlands | NNW 329° | 41 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mill Hill | S 184° | 41 m | 11.7 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 329° | 38 m | 5.6 mi |
| Smalls Hill | NNW 328° | 34 m | 5.3 mi |
| Corn Hill | NW 310° | 34 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:37 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 18 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Wellfleet, MA, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29800528
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