Historic site · Massachusetts
Trout's Grave
Trout's Grave is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 21 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.
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.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.64672, -70.45334
- 5.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
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
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: 56
- Cahoon Museum of American Art: 0.6 mi
- Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum: 1.7 mi
- Historical Society of Santuit and Cotuit: 2.6 mi
- Cape Cod Children's Museum: 4.1 mi
- Centerville Historical Museum: 5.5 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
Historic sites: 46
- 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: 25
- 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
Nature reserves
- Santuit Pond Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Santuit Pond Wildlife Conservation Easement: 0.4 mi
- Samuel Godfrey Lot: 0.7 mi
- Striar Land: 0.8 mi
- Servis Family Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
- bluff: 3.1 mi
- Fullers Point: 6.8 mi
- Salten Point: 8.7 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Hog Island: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 14
- 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: 14
- Buddha: 6.1 mi
- Tree of Bike: 7.6 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 8.6 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 8.6 mi
- Saint John Paul: 8.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- truck pull-off: 4.8 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 9.0 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 22.7 mi
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
Lighthouses: 3
- West Chop Light: 13.7 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 13.8 mi
- Clark's Point Light: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Trout's Grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | NNW 340° | 114 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 306° | 93 m | 7.2 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | NNW 344° | 85 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | NNW 330° | 82 m | 8.6 mi |
| Avery Hill | NW 318° | 80 m | 8.0 mi |
| Discovery Hill | N 352° | 77 m | 5.4 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | W 278° | 71 m | 7.1 mi |
| Flagg Hill | NNW 330° | 64 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sandwich, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10908731733
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