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Point of Rocks Landing Beach

Point of Rocks Landing Beach from directly overhead

Point of Rocks Landing Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east-southeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaw Lot, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 0.5 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q49323536, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77233, -70.07030

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Beaches
Parks
  • Cape Cod Sea Camps: 1.4 mi
  • Town of Brewster vacant structure: 1.5 mi
  • Former Camp Wono: 2.8 mi
  • Drummer Boy Park: 2.9 mi
  • Eldredge Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 52
Historic sites: 47
Museums: 39
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 17
Gardens: 14
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 3.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 3.9 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.1 mi
  • rest area: 7.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 2.5 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillESE 119°165 m2.1 mi
Telegraph HillW 263°85 m21.6 mi
Flatrock HillW 267°82 m24.2 mi
Discovery HillW 261°77 m20.8 mi
Signal HillWSW 246°60 m6.4 mi
Clay HillWSW 248°58 m16.0 mi
Black Ball HillWSW 245°45 m6.8 mi
Faunces MountainW 267°43 m22.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0619:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0318:39
December solstice07:0515:2816:13

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, 7 mi away.

Mean tidal range 9.73 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Sesuit Harbor, East Dennis, MA, 5 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358283222

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