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Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center

Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center from directly overhead

Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Cod Canal Access, a park 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 1.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Fee
No
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.77313, -70.50012
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cape Cod Canal Access: 0.2 mi
  • Town Hall Square: 1.0 mi
  • Mill Creek Park: 1.0 mi
  • Keith Field: 2.0 mi
  • Sagamore Beach Colony Club: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Town Neck Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Sagamore Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Faunces Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • Moss Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Mt. Perry: 1.7 mi
Beaches
Nature reserves
  • Hamilton Cr: 0.9 mi
  • Scusset Beach Rd Parcel: 1.2 mi
  • Sandwich Fish Hatchery: 1.5 mi
  • Springhill Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Hunters Ridge Lots: 1.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 54
Attractions: 25
  • The Green Briar Nature Center: 2.5 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 2.5 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 3.1 mi
  • Herring Run: 3.2 mi
  • Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 18
Cliffs: 17
Gardens: 15
  • Hart Family Maze Garden: 1.6 mi
  • The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 1.7 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 1.7 mi
  • North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 1.8 mi
Rest areas: 11
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 5.7 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 6.8 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 12.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 14.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 3
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 3.1 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
  • Picnick Area: 24.6 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillNNW 336°114 m11.6 mi
Pine HillsNNW 338°95 m12.1 mi
Pine HillSW 217°93 m5.6 mi
Telegraph HillSSE 165°85 m2.8 mi
Monks HillNW 319°83 m17.3 mi
Flatrock HillWSW 237°82 m2.4 mi
Avery HillSW 226°80 m4.1 mi
Discovery HillSSE 154°77 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:0819:3920:21
September equinox06:3018:0418:41
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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/215936703

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