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Sagamore Hill Trail

Sagamore Hill Trail from directly overhead

Sagamore Hill Trail is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Scusset Beach Rd Parcel, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

hill in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States

Wikidata Q56281739, matched on coordinates and name (557 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
By looking at the present landscape, one can see into the past. Sagamore Hill is rich in cultural and natural history. What was once a Indian Council gathering place later became a World War II Coastal Military Installation. The land is now a mixture of f
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.77571, -70.51775
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Scusset Beach Rd Parcel: 0.3 mi
  • Hunters Ridge Lots: 0.9 mi
  • Hamilton Cr: 0.9 mi
  • Marsh On Pilgram Rd: 1.1 mi
  • Clark Pond: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Sagamore Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Moss Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Mt. Perry: 1.0 mi
  • Town Neck Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Faunces Mountain: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Cape Cod Canal Access: 0.8 mi
  • Keith Field: 1.1 mi
  • Town Hall Square: 1.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Park: 1.5 mi
  • North Sagamore Playground: 1.5 mi
Beaches
Museums
Historic sites: 52
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Samuel M. Beale, Jr, M.D.: 1.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Maritime Park: 6.0 mi
  • Benjamin Bodfish Memorial: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 2.2 mi
  • Herring Run: 2.3 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 3.3 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 3.3 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 15
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 1.9 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 1.9 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 2.0 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 4.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 7.3 mi
  • truck pull-off: 7.6 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 13.3 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 13.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 2
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 2.2 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Sagamore Hill Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNW 340°114 m11.1 mi
Pine HillsNNW 342°95 m11.6 mi
Pine HillSSW 208°93 m5.3 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 151°85 m3.3 mi
Monks HillNW 321°83 m16.6 mi
Flatrock HillSW 216°82 m1.8 mi
Avery HillSW 214°80 m3.7 mi
Discovery HillSE 144°77 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0715:3016:15

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12724651093

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