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Sandy Beach

Sandy Beach, a beach in Massachusetts
Sandy Beach, a beach in MassachusettsSuperJTB2015 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sandy Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Carolina Hill stands 77 m to the south-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Salt Marsh Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

Access
restricted

How to reach it

Coordinates42.25697, -70.80039

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cohasset Town Common: 0.9 mi
  • John Paul Lyon Square: 0.9 mi
  • Herman E. Daley Square: 1.0 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Wheelwright Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Kent Rocks: 1.3 mi
  • Beacon Rock: 1.4 mi
  • Green Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Bear Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Deer Hill: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 57
Beaches
Attractions: 51
  • South Shore Model Railroad Club: 5.9 mi
  • Mann Farmhouse: 6.0 mi
  • South Shore Natural Science Center: 6.9 mi
  • Herring Run: 7.2 mi
  • House Rock: 8.0 mi
Historic sites
Cliffs: 46
Picnic sites: 17
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 9.7 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 10.9 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 15.1 mi
  • Pine Knoll: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Commissioners Landing: 15.6 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Pakomet Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Quarry Spring: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Sandy Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carolina HillSSE77 m9.8 mi
Prospect HillSSW72 m5.3 mi
Judges HillSSW71 m4.6 mi
Mount BlueSSW66 m5.0 mi
Black Pond HillS64 m5.3 mi
Paradise HillS58 m6.6 mi
Marshfield HillsSSE58 m8.8 mi
Turkey HillWSW57 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4120:24
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:1015:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303238485867737265544435
Precip in4.54.05.44.63.84.03.63.83.95.24.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hingham, 6 mi away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Cohasset Harbor (White Head), MA, 1 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29695499

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