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Barn Hill

Barn Hill from directly overhead

Barn Hill is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardings Beach Road, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 7.3 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67049, -69.99322

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Nickerson Park: 1.8 mi
  • Veterans' Park: 1.9 mi
  • Kate Gould Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lighthouse Park: 2.3 mi
  • Larsen Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Watch Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Nauset Beach Dunes: 4.7 mi
  • Grassy Nook: 6.0 mi
  • Deer Park Hill: 6.4 mi
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 26
Attractions: 13
Rest areas: 10
  • truck pull-off: 4.2 mi
  • truck pull-off: 4.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 5.1 mi
  • truck pull-off: 7.7 mi
  • rest area: 9.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Artworks: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Picnick Area: 6.7 mi
Gardens: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barn Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Deer Park HillNNW 340°165 m6.4 mi
Discovery HillW 279°77 m24.8 mi
Signal HillWNW 294°60 m10.7 mi
Clay HillW 273°58 m18.8 mi
Black Ball HillWNW 292°45 m11.0 mi
Mill HillN 357°41 m7.3 mi
Green HillN 354°38 m24.0 mi
Scorton HillW 280°35 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1618:52
June solstice05:0619:3620:19
September equinox06:2818:0218:39
December solstice07:0415:2916:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323338465564717164544537
Precip in3.83.64.44.03.32.92.83.03.64.24.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29848757

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