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Trout's Grave

Trout's Grave from directly overhead

Trout's Grave is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Santuit Pond Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 5.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The burial site of the giant trout of Wampanoag legend who dug his way from the ocean to Santuit Pond, thus creating Santuit River. The trout was buried here at the Santuit Pond.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.64672, -70.45334
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Park: 1.2 mi
  • Mashpee Community Park: 1.5 mi
  • Collins Lot: 1.5 mi
  • Attaquin Park: 1.7 mi
  • Cotuit Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
Beaches
  • Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Hamblini Pond Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Loop Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Oyster Harbors Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Triangle Beach: 3.5 mi
Peaks
  • Discovery Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Clay Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Scorton Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Shootflying Hill: 6.2 mi
Museums: 57
Historic sites: 50
  • Briant's Neck: 0.4 mi
  • Mashpee Veterans' War Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 1.6 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 4.0 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Marstons Mills Herring Run: 2.0 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 3.5 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 6.9 mi
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 6.9 mi
  • Wackenhammer's Clockwork Arcade and Carousel: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
Gardens: 15
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 7.4 mi
  • McInnes Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 15
Rest areas: 12
  • truck pull-off: 4.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.9 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 9.0 mi
  • truck pull-off: 11.4 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 9.8 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 10.4 mi
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
  • Picnick Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Trout's Grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine HillNW 306°93 m7.2 mi
Telegraph HillNNW 344°85 m6.2 mi
Flatrock HillNNW 330°82 m8.6 mi
Avery HillNW 318°80 m8.0 mi
Discovery HillN 352°77 m5.4 mi
Deer Horn HillW 278°71 m7.1 mi
Flagg HillNNW 330°64 m19.6 mi
Discovery HillNW 326°61 m9.6 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10908731733

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