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Bass Creek Meadow

Bass Creek Meadow from directly overhead

Bass Creek Meadow is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Monks Hill stands 83 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 25 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.10178, -70.66980

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kent Park: 1.0 mi
  • Kent Park: 1.0 mi
  • Kent Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kent Park: 1.1 mi
  • Peter Igo Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Snake Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Telegraph Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Black Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Tea Rock Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Pudding Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Museums: 54
Artworks: 31
Cliffs: 30
Gardens: 25
Attractions: 20
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 15.2 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 21.1 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 23.4 mi
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 5.8 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 5.8 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 11.4 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Bass Creek Meadow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monks HillSSW 195°83 m10.1 mi
Carolina HillWNW 298°77 m3.4 mi
Prospect HillWNW 303°72 m11.5 mi
Judges HillNW 309°71 m9.9 mi
Mount BlueNW 306°66 m10.0 mi
Black Pond HillNW 308°64 m8.9 mi
Telegraph HillNW 305°61 m1.6 mi
Sparrow HillS 186°61 m10.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4020:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0815:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29689430

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