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Benjamin Bodfish Memorial

Benjamin Bodfish Memorial from directly overhead

Benjamin Bodfish Memorial is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 0 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandy Neck Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

Park in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49475170, joined on its GNIS feature id.

What the record says

Elevation
0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73894, -70.38083

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Beaches
Peaks
  • White Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Scorton Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Clay Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Spring Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Shootflying Hill: 4.3 mi
Parks
  • Discover Flying RC- Cape Cod Airfield: 3.7 mi
  • Rolling Ridge Park: 4.0 mi
  • Ellen A. McBarron Field: 4.7 mi
  • Sunset Lane Beach Access: 4.9 mi
  • Burgess Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 53
Nature reserves
Artworks: 36
Attractions: 26
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 4.0 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 4.5 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 4.6 mi
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 6.3 mi
  • Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 16
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 4.5 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 6.5 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 6.5 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • truck pull-off: 2.5 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 6.0 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 9.6 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
  • Picnick Area: 18.6 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Benjamin Bodfish Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillE165 m17.9 mi
Manomet HillNW114 m16.9 mi
Pine HillsNW95 m17.2 mi
Pine HillWSW93 m9.8 mi
Telegraph HillW85 m5.4 mi
Flatrock HillW82 m8.2 mi
Avery HillW80 m9.1 mi
Discovery HillWSW77 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1718:54
June solstice05:0819:3820:20
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
December solstice07:0615:3016:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293136465664706962524336
Precip in4.94.05.34.63.94.13.83.03.95.34.75.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358265495

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