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Bassetts Island Landing

Bassetts Island Landing from directly overhead

Bassetts Island Landing is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Merriam Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 9.3 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67381, -70.63249

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pocasset River Marine Park: 1.7 mi
  • Nye Park: 1.7 mi
  • Picture Lake Park: 2.0 mi
  • Monks Marine Park: 2.1 mi
  • Monks Marine Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Museums: 60
Historic sites: 56
  • Maritime Park: 4.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • HU-25 Falcon: 5.5 mi
  • HU-16 Albatross: 5.5 mi
  • Location of Hotel Attaquin: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Herring Run: 7.7 mi
  • Butterflies of Cape Cod: 7.9 mi
  • The Liberté: 9.1 mi
  • Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 9.1 mi
  • Green Briar Jam Kitchen: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 22
Gardens: 17
  • Mashpee Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Colonial Gardens: 8.2 mi
  • Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 8.3 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Tree of Bike: 2.1 mi
  • Merchant Marine Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Helen Keller: 10.5 mi
  • Whale Tail: 10.5 mi
  • Rachel Carson: 10.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 7.5 mi
  • truck pull-off: 11.8 mi
  • truck pull-off: 12.0 mi
  • Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 17.8 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Bourne Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 7.8 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Bassetts Island Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Manomet HillN 7°114 m17.6 mi
Pine HillNE 55°93 m4.2 mi
Telegraph HillENE 61°85 m8.6 mi
Flatrock HillNE 41°82 m7.4 mi
Avery HillNE 44°80 m5.6 mi
Discovery HillENE 68°77 m9.2 mi
Deer Horn HillESE 112°71 m2.4 mi
Flagg HillN 357°64 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0919:3920:21
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0715:3116:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303137465766737164544436
Precip in4.23.75.64.63.83.73.13.64.55.04.55.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29703477

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