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Long Point

Long Point from directly overhead

Long Point is a ghost town in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilgrim's First Landing Memorial, a historic site 1.4 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 19 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

village in the United States

What the record says

Founded
1818

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02700, -70.17200

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
  • Town Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Ryder Street Beach: 1.8 mi
  • Boys Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Town Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Herring Cove Beach: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 49
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.6 mi
  • High Pole Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Town Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Miller Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Mount Gilboa: 2.7 mi
Parks: 47
  • Pilgrim's First Landing Park: 1.4 mi
  • Town Hall Grounds: 1.9 mi
  • Bas Relief Park: 1.9 mi
  • Motta Field: 2.1 mi
  • Old Ann Page Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
Artworks: 24
  • They Also Faced the Sea: 1.6 mi
  • Homage to the Fishermen (1989): 1.8 mi
  • ART: 1.8 mi
  • Bubbles the Humpback: 1.8 mi
  • Sea Serpent (1978): 1.8 mi
Attractions: 9
Rest areas: 8
  • truck pull-off: 21.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 22.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 22.4 mi
  • truck pull-off: 22.7 mi
  • rest area: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnick Area: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Long Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillSSE 159°165 m19.9 mi
Manomet HillWSW 252°114 m22.6 mi
Pine HillsWSW 254°95 m22.3 mi
Mountain HillWSW 237°61 m23.6 mi
Signal HillS 182°60 m20.2 mi
Telegraph HillWSW 247°55 m23.2 mi
Hio HillWSW 240°54 m22.9 mi
Bay HillWSW 238°53 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1618:53
June solstice05:0619:3820:21
September equinox06:2918:0318:40
December solstice07:0615:2816:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338475766737264554537
Precip in3.93.24.33.93.43.12.73.33.84.34.14.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hyannis Barnstable Muni AP, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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