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Hog Island

Hog Island, seen from above at true elevation

Hog Island is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mashnee Island, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 7.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
0 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.72372, -70.63559
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Mashnee Island: 0.2 mi
  • Mashnee Rd Property: 0.7 mi
  • Agawam Point: 0.8 mi
  • Mashnee Rd Property: 0.9 mi
  • Toby Island Cr: 1.1 mi
Beaches
Parks
  • Chester Park: 1.1 mi
  • Gray Gables Park: 1.3 mi
  • Taylors Point Park: 1.6 mi
  • Prospect Park: 1.7 mi
  • Prospect Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Tempes Knob: 1.5 mi
  • Tarkiln Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Brandy Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Wankinco Neck: 3.7 mi
  • Pine Hill: 3.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 55
  • Maritime Park: 1.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 6.9 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 7.0 mi
  • Sagamore Hill Trail: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Herring Run: 5.0 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 5.2 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 8.7 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 8.7 mi
  • Edaville: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 18
Cliffs: 18
Gardens: 17
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 6.9 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.9 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 4.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 11.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 12.0 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 14.7 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 18.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 5.2 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Hog Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillN 9°114 m14.3 mi
Pine HillsN 10°95 m14.8 mi
Pine HillESE 106°93 m3.7 mi
Telegraph HillE 85°85 m7.7 mi
Flatrock HillENE 67°82 m5.4 mi
Avery HillE 82°80 m4.1 mi
Discovery HillE 90°77 m8.7 mi
Deer Horn HillSSE 151°71 m5.0 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:0715:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358274652

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