- Elevation
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 24.6 miles
- Peaked Hill94.8 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)20.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:20local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4529, -70.5911
North Head is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded 0 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Lagoon Bridge Park & Boat Landing, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off.
- Elevation
- 0 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of North Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SW 229° | 94.8 m | 10.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 4° | 93 m | 17.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNE 16° | 85 m | 20.1 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 7° | 82 m | 21.0 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 5° | 80 m | 19.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SW 233° | 78 m | 10.1 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 19° | 77 m | 19.8 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 0° | 71 m | 14.3 mi |
- 20.9 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lagoon Bridge Park & Boat Landing: 0.3 mi
- Eastville Beach Jetty: 0.5 mi
- Eastville Point Beach: 0.5 mi
- Brightwood Park: 1.1 mi
- Trade Winds Field Preserve: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Boch Park: 0.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Owen Park: 0.7 mi
- Oriental Park: 0.8 mi
- Oriental Park: 0.8 mi
Beaches
- Eastville Beach: 0.6 mi
- Doug's Cove: 0.6 mi
- Owen Park Beach: 0.6 mi
- Tisbury Town Beach: 0.8 mi
- Martinelli Beach: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Tashmoo Hill: 1.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pilot Hill: 2.5 mi
- Nobska Hill: 5.5 mi
- Goat Rocks: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Soldiers Memorial: 1.8 mi
- War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 5.5 mi
- ship's anchor: 6.3 mi
- cannon: 6.4 mi
Museums: 39
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 0.5 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 0.7 mi
- Cottage Museum: 1.5 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 1.7 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 20
- Flying Horses Carousel: 1.8 mi
- Big Bridge: 3.4 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 6.0 mi
- The Liberté: 6.3 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Husselton Head: 1.2 mi
- Makonikey Head: 3.8 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 5.7 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 5.8 mi
- Nobska Point: 7.0 mi
Gardens: 16
- Garden of Our Lady: 6.6 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 6.7 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 12
- Whale Tail: 6.1 mi
- Helen Keller: 6.5 mi
- Whale Tail: 6.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 6.5 mi
- Buddha: 9.2 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Keeper's House: 2.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 2.0 mi
- Oil House: 2.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 2.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 2.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- truck pull-off: 20.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.0 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 22.5 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 22.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 20.3 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 18 mi
- SouthCoast · 18 mi
- Marion · 19 mi
- New Bedford · 22 mi
- Wareham · 22 mi
- Dartmouth · 23 mi
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