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Trunk River Beach

Trunk River Beach from directly overhead

Trunk River Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Quissett Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 17 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53363, -70.64263

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • WHOI - Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Taft's Playground: 1.5 mi
  • Woods Hole Waterfront Park: 1.7 mi
  • Falmouth Town Green: 1.9 mi
  • Margaret E. Noonan Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Beaches
Historic sites: 48
  • Nobska Lighthouse: 1.4 mi
  • Woods Holl: 1.6 mi
  • Katharine Lee Bates: 2.0 mi
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Attractions: 24
  • Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 1.6 mi
  • The Liberté: 2.0 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 2.5 mi
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 6.9 mi
  • Big Bridge: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 11
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • truck pull-off: 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 15.0 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 17.1 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Trunk River Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Peaked HillSSW95 m13.2 mi
Pine HillNNE93 m12.7 mi
Flatrock HillNNE82 m16.2 mi
Avery HillNNE80 m14.4 mi
Prospect HillSSW78 m12.8 mi
Discovery HillNE77 m16.0 mi
Deer Horn HillNNE71 m9.2 mi
Whiting HillSSW68 m9.4 mi

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 solstice07:0715:3216:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323337475665727266564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, under a mile away.

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Little Harbor, MA, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29702979

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