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The Strand

The Strand from directly overhead

The Strand is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sagamore Beach Colony Club, a park 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 3.2 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Permitted

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79826, -70.52583

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sagamore Beach Colony Club: 0.1 mi
  • Hawes Field: 0.2 mi
  • North Sagamore Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Keith Field: 1.8 mi
  • Elmer E. Raymond Playground: 1.9 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Moss Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Mt. Perry: 2.3 mi
  • Burying Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Sagamore Hill Trail: 1.6 mi
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Samuel M. Beale, Jr, M.D.: 3.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
  • Maritime Park: 6.5 mi
Museums
Artworks: 31
Attractions: 27
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 2.4 mi
  • Herring Run: 2.6 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 4.7 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 4.7 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 17
Gardens: 15
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 3.5 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 3.5 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 3.6 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 3.6 mi
Rest areas: 10
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 4.6 mi
  • truck pull-off: 8.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 8.9 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 11.8 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 2
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 2.5 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of The Strand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNW 340°114 m9.5 mi
Pine HillsNNW 341°95 m10.0 mi
Pine HillSSW 198°93 m6.5 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 155°85 m4.9 mi
Monks HillNW 318°83 m15.1 mi
Flatrock HillSSW 192°82 m3.1 mi
Avery HillSSW 200°80 m4.9 mi
Discovery HillSSE 150°77 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293136465664706962524336
Precip in4.94.05.34.63.94.13.83.03.95.34.75.6

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

Mean tidal range 7.9 ft at the nearest NOAA station.

NOAA CO-OPS station Cape Cod Canal, Sagamore, MA, 2 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29703856

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