Battle of Orleans Massachusetts 1814
Battle of Orleans Massachusetts 1814 is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south-southwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Harbor Beach, a beach less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 1.5 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Here, Dec. 19, 1814 Orleans Militia repulsed British landing from H.M.S. Newcastle, - intent;burning village and vessels...
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Harbor Beach: 0.0 mi
- Skaket Beach: 0.5 mi
- First Encounter Beach: 1.3 mi
- Crosby Landing Beach: 1.7 mi
- Herring Pond Beach: 1.9 mi
- Windmill Park: 1.4 mi
- Eldredge Park: 1.6 mi
- Cape Cod Sea Camps: 2.4 mi
- Wiley Park: 2.4 mi
- Town of Brewster vacant structure: 2.5 mi
- Rock Harbor Marsh: 0.0 mi
- Beals Cr: 0.4 mi
- Donham Property: 0.4 mi
- Vankeuren & Feldman Land: 0.4 mi
- Proctor Property: 0.5 mi
- Mill Hill: 1.7 mi
- Tawasentha Hill: 1.8 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.7 mi
- Skiff Hill: 2.8 mi
- Grassy Nook: 3.2 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Life Boat CG36500: 0.0 mi
- Jeremiah's Gutter: 1.3 mi
- Eastham Train Depot and Water Tower: 2.5 mi
- Capped Foundation of Former Gunn Dairy Barn: 2.7 mi
- Brenton I Wixon Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- French Cable Station Museum: 1.4 mi
- Eastham 1869 Schoolhouse Museum: 3.2 mi
- Cobb House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: 6.4 mi
- Stony Brook Grist Mill & Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Catch: 1.6 mi
- Chime: 5.7 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 16.7 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 16.7 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 17.2 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 0.0 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 1.3 mi
- Penniman House: 2.6 mi
- Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village: 6.6 mi
- Fish Pier Observation Deck: 8.3 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 5.7 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 19.0 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 19.8 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 19.8 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 24.0 mi
- Nauset Light: 5.1 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 9.4 mi
- Chatham Light: 9.4 mi
- Highland/Cape Cod Light: 16.8 mi
- Indian Neck: 7.7 mi
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 10.2 mi
- Salten Point: 16.6 mi
- Fullers Point: 20.1 mi
- Picnick Area: 2.5 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.0 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 16.4 mi
- Long Point: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Orleans Massachusetts 1814. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | SSW 206° | 165 m | 3.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | WSW 258° | 77 m | 24.2 mi |
| Signal Hill | WSW 243° | 60 m | 10.1 mi |
| Clay Hill | WSW 246° | 58 m | 19.7 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | WSW 243° | 45 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mill Hill | SSE 167° | 41 m | 1.7 mi |
| The Highlands | N 351° | 41 m | 16.8 mi |
| Green Hill | N 354° | 38 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8812164241
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