- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Deer Park Hill165 m · 4.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)2.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:19local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8178, -70.0031
First Encounter Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled 2 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Cove, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 2.7 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of First Encounter Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | SSW 202° | 165 m | 4.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | WSW 255° | 77 m | 24.8 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 238° | 60 m | 10.9 mi |
| Clay Hill | WSW 244° | 58 m | 20.4 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | WSW 238° | 45 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mill Hill | S 178° | 41 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Highlands | N 349° | 41 m | 15.6 mi |
| Green Hill | N 352° | 38 m | 13.8 mi |
- 2.7 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Turtle Cove: 0.6 mi
- Herring Brook Road Site: 0.9 mi
- Nickerson Property: 0.9 mi
- Mather Property: 1.0 mi
- Habitat Restoration Project: 1.0 mi
Beaches
- Herring Pond Beach: 0.9 mi
- Herring Brook Beach: 0.9 mi
- Wiley Park Beach: 1.2 mi
- Rock Harbor Beach: 1.3 mi
- Skaket Beach: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Wiley Park: 1.2 mi
- Windmill Green: 1.7 mi
- Windmill Park: 2.0 mi
- Eldredge Park: 2.6 mi
- Cape Cod Sea Camps: 3.5 mi
Peaks: 44
- Skiff Hill: 2.1 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mill Hill: 2.9 mi
- Tawasentha Hill: 3.0 mi
- Deer Park Hill: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 38
Museums: 32
- Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: 2.1 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 2.2 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 2.2 mi
- Cobb House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 26
- The Catch: 2.5 mi
- Chime: 4.5 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 17.5 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 17.5 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 17
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 1.3 mi
- Penniman House: 1.9 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 1.9 mi
- Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village: 7.6 mi
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 10
- truck pull-off: 5.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 7.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 8.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 10.7 mi
- rest area: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Keeper's House: 3.9 mi
- Nauset Light: 3.9 mi
- Oil House: 3.9 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 10.5 mi
- Oil House: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 4.5 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 18.8 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 18.8 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 20.0 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Indian Neck: 6.5 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 11.3 mi
- Salten Point: 17.4 mi
- Fullers Point: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnick Area: 3.8 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Long Point: 16.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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