Nobska Lighthouse
Nobska Lighthouse is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Nobska Point Light, a lighthouse less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off.
The story
Lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States.
Dates from 1828.
Wikidata Q16895870, matched on coordinates and name (209 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Since 1828 Nobska Light has provided a familiar beacon for "all who go down to the sea in ships...."
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Nobska Hill: 0.0 mi
- Mount Sod: 1.8 mi
- The Knob: 1.9 mi
- Riddle Hill: 2.9 mi
- Swifts Hill: 3.7 mi
- Woods Hole Waterfront Park: 1.1 mi
- WHOI - Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Taft's Playground: 1.2 mi
- Hotel Park: 3.1 mi
- Falmouth Town Green: 3.2 mi
- Nobska Beach: 0.3 mi
- Garbage Beach: 1.1 mi
- "Dinghy" Beach: 1.3 mi
- Stoney Beach: 1.4 mi
- Trunk River Beach: 1.4 mi
- Woods Holl: 1.0 mi
- Katharine Lee Bates: 3.3 mi
- Falmouth Police Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 6.5 mi
- War Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Woods Hole Historical Museum: 0.8 mi
- Falmouth Museums on the Green: 3.3 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 4.9 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 5.4 mi
- Cottage Museum: 6.4 mi
- MBL Cedar Swamp: 0.6 mi
- Haley Cr: 1.6 mi
- Gifford Cr: 1.8 mi
- Salt Pond Frontage: 2.0 mi
- Surf Drive Beach Frontage: 2.1 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 1.0 mi
- The Liberté: 3.2 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 3.6 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 6.5 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 8.3 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 0.5 mi
- Nobska Point: 2.2 mi
- Makonikey Head: 4.3 mi
- Husselton Head: 4.4 mi
- South Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 1.1 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 16.2 mi
- Helen Keller: 1.1 mi
- Whale Tail: 1.1 mi
- Rachel Carson: 1.1 mi
- Buddha: 9.1 mi
- Tree of Bike: 10.2 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 0.0 mi
- West Chop Light: 3.7 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 13.8 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.4 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 18.4 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 22.3 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 16.3 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.5 mi
- Crystal Spring: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Nobska Lighthouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SSW 202° | 95 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 19° | 93 m | 14.1 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNE 20° | 82 m | 17.6 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNE 19° | 80 m | 15.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | SSW 205° | 78 m | 11.4 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NE 34° | 77 m | 17.4 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNE 19° | 71 m | 10.6 mi |
| Whiting Hill | SSW 197° | 68 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:32 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 38 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woods Hole Golf Club, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8812301601
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 13 mi
- SouthCoast · 13 mi
- Marion · 14 mi
- New Bedford · 17 mi
- Rochester · 17 mi
- Wareham · 17 mi
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