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Monument Beach

Monument Beach from directly overhead

Monument Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Toby Island Cr, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 6.9 miles off.

About

The story

census-designated place in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Wikidata Q14715717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
0 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.71538, -70.61475
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Toby Island Cr: 0.3 mi
  • Toby Island Cr: 0.3 mi
  • Toby Island Cr: 0.3 mi
  • Toby Island Cr: 0.5 mi
  • Monument Beach Sand Pit: 0.6 mi
Parks
  • Chester Park: 0.3 mi
  • Monks Marine Park: 0.8 mi
  • Monks Marine Park: 1.0 mi
  • Gray Gables Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pocasset River Marine Park: 1.4 mi
Beaches
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites: 54
  • Maritime Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 5.7 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 5.8 mi
  • Sagamore Hill Trail: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Herring Run: 4.7 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 5.0 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 7.8 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 7.8 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
Artworks: 18
Gardens: 17
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 6.0 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.1 mi
Rest areas: 9
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 4.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 10.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 10.9 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 15.5 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 4.9 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Monument Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillN 5°114 m14.7 mi
Pine HillsN 5°95 m15.3 mi
Pine HillE 101°93 m2.6 mi
Telegraph HillE 79°85 m6.8 mi
Flatrock HillNE 55°82 m4.8 mi
Avery HillENE 69°80 m3.2 mi
Discovery HillE 85°77 m7.6 mi
Deer Horn HillSSE 161°71 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:21
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 5 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Monument Beach, MA, under a mileaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358276387

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