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White Crest Beach

White Crest Beach, a beach in Massachusetts
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White Crest Beach, a beach in Massachusetts
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White Crest Beach, a beach in Massachusetts
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White Crest Beach, a beach in Massachusetts
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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. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q49325295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
15 m
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.93498, -69.97920
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Parks: 49
  • Cannon Hill Park: 2.4 mi
  • Mill Field: 4.4 mi
  • Mill Field: 4.4 mi
  • Three Sisters of Nauset: 5.3 mi
  • Snows Field: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 38
  • 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
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 27
Artworks: 25
  • 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
Attractions: 12
Rest areas: 8
  • truck pull-off: 13.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 15.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 16.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 18.2 mi
  • rest area: 19.4 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnick Area: 12.0 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillSSW 193°165 m12.6 mi
Signal HillSW 217°60 m17.4 mi
Black Ball HillSW 218°45 m17.8 mi
The HighlandsNNW 330°41 m8.3 mi
Mill HillS 186°41 m11.0 mi
Green HillNNW 330°38 m6.4 mi
Smalls HillNNW 329°34 m6.1 mi
Corn HillNW 313°34 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1518:52
June solstice05:0519:3720:19
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0515:2716:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 17 mi away.

Tides

The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.

NOAA CO-OPS station Wellfleet, MA, 3 miaway — today’s predictions live there.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/29800468

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