Cliff · Massachusetts
The Cliffs
The Cliffs is a cliff in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the east, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Planting Island Causeway, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.68649, -70.72615
- 13.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 27.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 27.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Planting Island Causeway: 0.4 mi
- Howland Marsh: 0.6 mi
- Shaws Island: 0.7 mi
- Piney Point Parcels: 0.8 mi
- Piney Point Parcels: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 1.5 mi
- Tempes Knob: 3.9 mi
- Wankinco Neck: 4.8 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 5.0 mi
- Brandy Hill: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Silver Shell Beach: 1.7 mi
- Town Field: 2.6 mi
- Charles E Washburn Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Point Road Park: 3.5 mi
- Quadequena Club Tennis Courts: 4.6 mi
Beaches
- Hollywoods Beach: 2.7 mi
- Cedar Island: 3.4 mi
- Swifts Beach: 3.6 mi
- Swifts Neck Association: 3.8 mi
- Little Harbor Beach: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 4.8 mi
- Kendrick House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Saconesset Homestead and Museum: 7.3 mi
- Bourne Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 10.6 mi
Historic sites
- Delano Memorial: 5.6 mi
- Maritime Park: 6.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 35
- Herring Run: 10.3 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 10.5 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 10.7 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 10.7 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Hog Island: 5.3 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- Nobska Point: 11.9 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 12.0 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 19
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Tree of Bike: 6.8 mi
- Whale Tail: 11.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 11.5 mi
- Helen Keller: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 18
- Colonial Gardens: 10.6 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 10.9 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 11.1 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 11.4 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 12.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 11.1 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 12.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.6 mi
- West Chop Light: 15.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 8.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 16.7 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 17.6 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 10.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 5.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of The Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | E 80° | 93 m | 8.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | ENE 75° | 85 m | 12.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 64° | 82 m | 10.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 70° | 80 m | 9.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | E 79° | 77 m | 13.6 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | ESE 104° | 71 m | 7.3 mi |
| Flagg Hill | NNE 16° | 64 m | 14.8 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 273° | 64 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:39 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358274646
Day trips start here
- Marion · 2 mi
- Mattapoisett · 5 mi
- Wareham · 5 mi
- Rochester · 6 mi
- SouthCoast · 7 mi
- New Bedford · 11 mi
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