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South Bluff

South Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

South Bluff is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Cary, a peak 0.7 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.48178, -70.74114

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Woods Hole Waterfront Park: 4.6 mi
  • Taft's Playground: 4.9 mi
  • WHOI - Rose Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Owen Park: 7.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 44
  • Woods Holl: 4.7 mi
  • Nobska Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
  • Katharine Lee Bates: 8.2 mi
  • Falmouth Police Memorial: 8.7 mi
  • Soldiers Memorial: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 4.7 mi
  • Polly Hill Arboretum: 6.8 mi
  • The Liberté: 8.2 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 8.6 mi
  • Flying Horses Carousel: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 18
Cliffs: 17
Artworks: 8
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 23.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of South Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copicut HillNW 315°109 m23.4 mi
Peaked HillS 179°94.8 m8.6 mi
Pine HillNNE 30°93 m18.1 mi
Telegraph HillNE 37°85 m21.8 mi
Flatrock HillNNE 29°82 m21.6 mi
Avery HillNNE 29°80 m19.7 mi
Prospect HillS 182°78 m8.0 mi
Discovery HillNE 40°77 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1918:55
June solstice05:1019:3920:21
September equinox06:3118:0618:42
December solstice07:0715:3216:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323337475665727266564638

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358274542

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