Aquinnah Headlands Preserve – South Head
Aquinnah Headlands Preserve – South Head is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallen, Preston, and Shands Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Paradise Ave and Other Roads passes 24 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Martha's Vineyard Land Bank
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
- 26.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Wallen, Preston, and Shands Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Gay Head Beach/Cliffs/Dunes: 0.2 mi
- Moshup Beach: 0.3 mi
- Aquinnah Headlands Preserve – North Head: 0.5 mi
- Leonard: 1.1 mi
- Aquinnah Circle Park: 0.2 mi
- Valley Park: 13.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
- Boch Park: 14.3 mi
- Owen Park: 14.3 mi
- Moshup Beach: 0.2 mi
- Moshup Beach: 0.3 mi
- Gay Head Town Beach: 0.6 mi
- Lobsterville Beach: 1.7 mi
- Lobsterville Beach: 2.3 mi
- Squibnocket Ridge: 4.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.7 mi
- Peaked Hill: 5.0 mi
- Abel Hill: 6.3 mi
- Saddleback Hill: 6.4 mi
- Bartholomew Gosnold Memorial Tower: 7.6 mi
- Nobska Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Woods Holl: 15.0 mi
- Barn Foundation: 16.3 mi
- War Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Aquinnah Wampanoag History Museum: 0.1 mi
- Cuttyhunk Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 14.1 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 14.2 mi
- Horeseneck Point Lifesaving Station: 14.9 mi
- Gay Head Cliffs: 0.4 mi
- Zacks Cliffs: 1.9 mi
- Nashaquitsa Cliffs: 4.1 mi
- Wequobsque Cliffs: 4.8 mi
- South Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 8.8 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 15.0 mi
- Big Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 16.3 mi
- The Liberté: 18.1 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 15.2 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 18.3 mi
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 20.3 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Rachel Carson: 15.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 15.0 mi
- Helen Keller: 15.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 17.1 mi
- Spinwinder: 21.8 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 15.0 mi
- Keeper's House: 15.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 15.3 mi
- West Chop Light: 15.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aquinnah Headlands Preserve – South Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | E 80° | 94.8 m | 5.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ENE 72° | 78 m | 4.7 mi |
| Whiting Hill | ENE 59° | 68 m | 8.0 mi |
| Nootas Hill | NW 312° | 50 m | 20.0 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NW 317° | 49 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Surat | NNE 25° | 48 m | 11.5 mi |
| Ridge Hill | ENE 78° | 47 m | 7.1 mi |
| Tarkiln Hill | NNW 347° | 45 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:33 | 16:18 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vineyard Haven Marthas Vineyar, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29688042
Day trips start here
- Dartmouth · 20 mi
- Little Compton · 20 mi
- SouthCoast · 20 mi
- Mattapoisett · 22 mi
- New Bedford · 22 mi
- Westport · 23 mi
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