Beach · Massachusetts

Town Beach

Town Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Flying Horses Carousel, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

beach in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q49322321, matched on coordinates and name (352 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Access: Yes

Getting there

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Coordinates41.45937, -70.55669

19.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Ocean Park: 0.2 mi
Plymouth Park: 0.3 mi
Washington Park: 0.3 mi
Trinity Park: 0.3 mi
Lakeside Park: 0.4 mi

Beaches

Martinelli Beach: 0.2 mi
Seaview Beach: 0.3 mi
The Inkwell Beach: 0.5 mi
Doug's Cove: 1.4 mi
Eastville Beach: 1.5 mi

Nature reserves

East Chop Cliffs: 0.6 mi
Farm Pond Preserve: 0.8 mi
Farm Pond Preserve: 0.9 mi
East Chop: 1.0 mi
Trade Winds Field Preserve: 1.5 mi

Peaks

Telegraph Hill: 0.9 mi
Tashmoo Hill: 3.3 mi
Pilot Hill: 4.3 mi
Mill Hill: 6.0 mi
Nobska Hill: 6.4 mi

Historic sites50

Soldiers Memorial: 0.2 mi
War Memorial: 0.2 mi
ship's anchor: 5.8 mi
cannon: 5.8 mi
cannon: 5.8 mi

Museums40

Mariposa Museum: 0.3 mi
Cottage Museum: 0.4 mi
Martha's Vineyard Museum: 2.3 mi
Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 2.4 mi
Vincent House Museum: 5.2 mi

Attractions20

Flying Horses Carousel: 0.1 mi
Big Bridge: 3.0 mi
Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 6.3 mi
The Liberté: 6.4 mi
Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 7.4 mi

Cliffs20

Gardens15

Spohr Public Gardens: 7.2 mi
Colonial Gardens: 7.4 mi
Garden of Our Lady: 7.5 mi
Mashpee Community Garden: 13.6 mi
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 17.8 mi

Artworks11

Whale Tail: 5.4 mi
Helen Keller: 7.5 mi
Whale Tail: 7.5 mi
Rachel Carson: 7.5 mi
Buddha: 7.9 mi

Lighthouses7

Rest areas6

truck pull-off: 18.8 mi
truck pull-off: 18.8 mi
Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 20.9 mi
Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
truck pull-off: 22.7 mi

Picnic sites2

Bourne Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.7 mi

Springs1

Crystal Spring: 21.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Town Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Peaked Hill	SW 233°	94.8 m	11.8 mi
Pine Hill	N 358°	93 m	17.2 mi
Telegraph Hill	N 11°	85 m	19.3 mi
Flatrock Hill	N 3°	82 m	20.4 mi
Avery Hill	N 360°	80 m	18.8 mi
Prospect Hill	WSW 237°	78 m	11.8 mi
Discovery Hill	NNE 14°	77 m	18.9 mi
Deer Horn Hill	N 353°	71 m	14.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:47	18:18	18:54
June solstice	05:09	19:38	20:20
September equinox	06:30	18:05	18:41
December solstice	07:06	15:32	16:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	33	34	39	48	57	66	72	72	66	56	47	38
Precip in	4.1	3.6	4.8	4.2	3.7	3.4	2.6	3.7	3.9	4.6	4.2	4.8

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

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29703608

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