White Crest Beach
White Crest Beach is a beach in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cahoon Hollow Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 11 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
Wikidata Q49325295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 15 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cahoon Hollow Beach: 0.8 mi
- Lecount Hollow Beach: 0.9 mi
- Great Pond Beach: 1.1 mi
- Long Pond Beach: 1.8 mi
- Newcomb Hollow Beach: 2.0 mi
- Cannon Hill Park: 2.4 mi
- Mill Field: 4.4 mi
- Three Sisters of Nauset: 5.3 mi
- Snows Field: 6.1 mi
- Wiley Park: 7.1 mi
- Gross Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cannon Hill: 2.5 mi
- Griffin Island: 4.4 mi
- Bearberry Hill (East Summit): 5.3 mi
- Bearberry Hill (West Summit): 5.3 mi
- Adams Cottage: 1.2 mi
- Ralph & Dorthy Clover Conservation Land: 1.3 mi
- Norm & Edward Simon Land: 1.4 mi
- Vincent Lepre Land: 1.5 mi
- Blackfish Creek: 1.6 mi
- Indian Grave Stone: 4.6 mi
- Eastham Train Depot and Water Tower: 7.3 mi
- Capped Foundation of Former Gunn Dairy Barn: 8.0 mi
- Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 8.4 mi
- Steamer Portland: 8.4 mi
- Wellfleet Historical Society Museum: 2.6 mi
- Atwood-Higgins House: 4.3 mi
- Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: 6.7 mi
- Highland House Museum: 8.4 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 10.2 mi
- Chime: 3.8 mi
- The Catch: 10.5 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 13.1 mi
- Windmill (demolished): 13.2 mi
- Homage to the Fishermen (1989): 13.2 mi
- Penniman House: 8.1 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 9.4 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 9.8 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 13.2 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 13.3 mi
- Nauset Light: 5.3 mi
- Highland/Cape Cod Light: 8.4 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 18.3 mi
- Chatham Light: 18.3 mi
- Indian Neck: 2.9 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 19.2 mi
- Salten Point: 22.9 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 3.7 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 13.0 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 13.3 mi
- Picnick Area: 12.0 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 13.5 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 23.4 mi
- Long Point: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of White Crest Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | SSW 193° | 165 m | 12.6 mi |
| Signal Hill | SW 217° | 60 m | 17.4 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | SW 218° | 45 m | 17.8 mi |
| The Highlands | NNW 330° | 41 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mill Hill | S 186° | 41 m | 11.0 mi |
| Green Hill | NNW 330° | 38 m | 6.4 mi |
| Smalls Hill | NNW 329° | 34 m | 6.1 mi |
| Corn Hill | NW 313° | 34 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 17 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Wellfleet, MA, 3 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/29800468
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