Cliff · Massachusetts
Nobska Point
Nobska Point is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Sod, a peak 0.8 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.51511, -70.69670
- 19.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 27.9 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 29.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Sod: 0.8 mi
- Nobska Hill: 2.2 mi
- The Knob: 2.6 mi
- Mount Surat: 2.7 mi
- Mount Cary: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Haley Cr: 1.2 mi
- Gifford Cr: 1.3 mi
- MBL Cedar Swamp: 2.2 mi
- Ransom Road Parcel: 3.5 mi
- Miles Pond Frontage: 3.7 mi
Beaches
- "Dinghy" Beach: 1.4 mi
- Garbage Beach: 1.4 mi
- Stoney Beach: 1.5 mi
- Nobska Beach: 1.9 mi
- Public Beach Buzzards Bay: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Woods Hole Waterfront Park: 1.4 mi
- Taft's Playground: 1.6 mi
- WHOI - Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
- Falmouth Town Green: 4.8 mi
- Shiverick's Pond Pathway: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Woods Holl: 1.5 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 2.2 mi
- Katharine Lee Bates: 5.0 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 8.3 mi
Museums: 38
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 1.6 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 4.9 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 6.3 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 6.8 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 26
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 1.5 mi
- The Liberté: 5.0 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 5.6 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 8.3 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Falmouth Heights: 2.4 mi
- South Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Makonikey Head: 4.5 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 5.6 mi
- South Bluff: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 18
- Garden of Our Lady: 1.6 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 12
- Rachel Carson: 1.4 mi
- Whale Tail: 1.4 mi
- Helen Keller: 1.5 mi
- Tree of Bike: 11.0 mi
- Buddha: 11.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Nobska Point Light: 2.2 mi
- West Chop Light: 5.5 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 5.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.1 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 19.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Nobska Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | S 191° | 94.8 m | 11.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 27° | 93 m | 15.0 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NE 36° | 85 m | 18.6 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 26° | 82 m | 18.5 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 26° | 80 m | 16.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 194° | 78 m | 10.6 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NE 39° | 77 m | 18.7 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNE 29° | 71 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358274901
Day trips start here
- SouthCoast · 11 mi
- Mattapoisett · 12 mi
- Marion · 13 mi
- New Bedford · 15 mi
- Dartmouth · 16 mi
- Rochester · 16 mi
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