- Elevation, modelled
- -2 m
- Tallest summit within 17.7 miles
- Copicut Hill109 m · 12.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Old King's Highway (Route 6A)20.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:22local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6327, -70.8550
Bass Cove is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled -2 m. Copicut Hill stands 109 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is South Shore Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off.
- Access
- restricted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Bass Cove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copicut Hill | WNW 300° | 109 m | 12.2 mi |
| Pocasset Hill | W 275° | 95 m | 17.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 71° | 93 m | 15.8 mi |
| Cook Hill | W 277° | 85 m | 17.3 mi |
| Avery Hill | ENE 66° | 80 m | 16.8 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 280° | 77 m | 17.2 mi |
| Townsend Hill | W 280° | 77 m | 17.2 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | E 82° | 71 m | 13.9 mi |
- 20.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A)National
- 21.1 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 20.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 21.3 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- South Shore Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
- South Shore Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
- South Shore Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 0.1 mi
- Bass Cove: 0.1 mi
- Bass Cove: 0.1 mi
Parks
- South Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area: 0.3 mi
- Camp Echo: 0.7 mi
- Macomber Pimental Park: 1.1 mi
- Rogers School: 2.3 mi
- Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Brant Beach: 1.6 mi
- Grand Vue Beach: 2.7 mi
- Mattapoisett Town Beach: 3.1 mi
- Medeiros Beach: 3.2 mi
- Pico Beach: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Phoenix: 2.5 mi
- National Lightship Sailors Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Benjamin Rose: 3.4 mi
- New Bedford Merchant Mariners: 3.5 mi
- World War II: 3.6 mi
Museums
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 3.5 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 3.5 mi
- Mariner's Home: 3.6 mi
- Fort Taber-Fort Rodman military Museum: 3.6 mi
- New Bedford Art Museum: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Tinkham Hill: 4.5 mi
- Mendall Hill: 5.0 mi
- Tarkiln Hill: 5.5 mi
- Round Hill: 7.5 mi
- Vaughn Hill: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 35
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 3.5 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 3.5 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 3.6 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 3.6 mi
- Path Continues: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 24
- The Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Nobska Point: 11.5 mi
- South Bluff: 12.0 mi
- South Bluff: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 21
- Spinwinder: 7.8 mi
- Rachel Carson: 12.0 mi
- Whale Tail: 12.0 mi
- Helen Keller: 12.1 mi
- Tree of Bike: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 20
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 3.8 mi
- Helfand Farm Community Gardens: 7.7 mi
- Woodcart Garden: 9.4 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 12.0 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Clark's Point Light: 3.6 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 13.1 mi
- West Chop Light: 16.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 16.9 mi
- Keeper's House: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 21.7 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 21.9 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 23.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 18.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 3.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 31 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Bedford Coop, 4 mi away.
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