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Longnook Beach

Longnook Beach from directly overhead

Longnook Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 17 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q49321865, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.02094, -70.03697
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks: 35
  • Green Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Smalls Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Bearberry Hill (East Summit): 1.4 mi
  • Bearberry Hill (West Summit): 1.4 mi
  • The Highlands: 1.8 mi
Parks: 33
  • Snows Field: 1.8 mi
  • Pilgrim Pond Park: 2.8 mi
  • Cannon Hill Park: 5.9 mi
  • Town Hall Grounds: 8.0 mi
  • Bas Relief Park: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 1.8 mi
  • Steamer Portland: 1.8 mi
  • Indian Grave Stone: 6.3 mi
  • Linda J Walker Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • Provincetown Players Marker (Lewis Wharf): 7.4 mi
Museums: 23
Artworks: 22
  • Windmill (demolished): 7.7 mi
  • James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Dr. Donald Butterfield Sculpture Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Berta Walker Sculpture Garden: 7.7 mi
  • They Also Faced the Sea: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 9
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • truck pull-off: 19.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 20.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 21.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 22.8 mi
  • rest area: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 17.7 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillS 180°165 m18.2 mi
Signal HillSSW 201°60 m21.2 mi
Black Ball HillSSW 201°45 m21.6 mi
The HighlandsNW 317°41 m1.8 mi
Mill HillS 174°41 m17.0 mi
Green HillSSW 209°38 m0.4 mi
Smalls HillS 191°34 m0.8 mi
Peters HillW 271°34 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0519:3820:20
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, 23 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Wellfleet, MA, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358275113

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