Squam Head
Squam Head is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Folger Hill stands 33 m to the south-southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Coatue-Coskata Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 29 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 0 m
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Coatue-Coskata Wildlife Refuge: 0.7 mi
- Squam Farm: 0.8 mi
- Cr #37: 1.0 mi
- Squam: 1.1 mi
- Quidnet Road: 1.1 mi
- Quidnet Beach: 1.5 mi
- Coskata Beach: 3.3 mi
- Coatue Beach: 3.6 mi
- Siasconset Beach: 4.3 mi
- Low Beach: 4.9 mi
- Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum: 3.5 mi
- Nantucket Whaling Museum: 6.2 mi
- Peter Foulger Museum: 6.2 mi
- Quaker Meeting House: 6.3 mi
- Museum of African American History: 6.4 mi
- Sankaty Head Historical Site: 2.7 mi
- Labyrinth Nantucket Land Bank: 5.9 mi
- Consue Springs: 6.2 mi
- Coffin Park: 6.5 mi
- Lilly Pond: 6.5 mi
- Folger Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sauls Hills: 3.0 mi
- Macys Hill: 3.2 mi
- Shawkemo Hills: 3.9 mi
- Cains Hill: 3.9 mi
- Sankaty Head Light: 2.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Dwelling: 2.8 mi
- Soldier and Sailors Monument: 6.5 mi
- Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain: 7.5 mi
- Original Prop: 24.3 mi
- Sankaty Head: 2.9 mi
- Nantucket Cliffs: 6.8 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 23.4 mi
- Wasque Point: 24.1 mi
- Brant Point Light: 5.7 mi
- Chatham Light: 24.4 mi
- Oil House: 24.4 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 24.4 mi
- First Congregational Church Bell Tower Climb: 6.3 mi
- Grand Slam Entertainment: 24.9 mi
- Hadwen House Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Oldest House Kitchen Garden: 6.5 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Squam Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folger Hill | SSW 201° | 33 m | 2.9 mi |
| Shawkemo Hills | SW 229° | 26 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sauls Hills | SSW 200° | 23 m | 3.0 mi |
| Popsquatchet Hills | WSW 246° | 22 m | 7.0 mi |
| Macys Hill | SW 215° | 19 m | 3.2 mi |
| Fudge Hill | WSW 237° | 18 m | 4.2 mi |
| Swain Hill | WSW 253° | 16 m | 8.3 mi |
| Trots Hills | WSW 253° | 16 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:36 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:30 | 16:14 |
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 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nantucket MEM AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358275187
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