Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Bates Cr
Bates Cr is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the northeast, 4.3 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 2.3 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.71845, -70.09884
- 2.3 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Bates Cr: 0.1 mi
- Bates Cr: 0.1 mi
- Bates Cr: 0.2 mi
- Hinckleys Pond Conservation Restriction: 0.2 mi
- Proprietor's Way Conservation Area: 0.3 mi
Beaches
- Seymoor pond beach: 0.8 mi
- Paine's Creek Beach: 3.1 mi
- Robbins Hill Beach: 3.1 mi
- Robbins Hill Beach: 3.1 mi
- Robbins Hill Beach: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Belmont Park: 1.5 mi
- Former Camp Wono: 2.3 mi
- Brooks Park: 2.6 mi
- Drummer Boy Park: 2.7 mi
- Johnny Kelley Park: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 57
- Hokum Rock: 4.1 mi
- Deer Park Hill: 4.3 mi
- Scargo Hill: 4.5 mi
- Signal Hill: 4.5 mi
- Grassy Nook: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 47
- Eagle Point: 1.1 mi
- Brenton I Wixon Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Carroll A. DeSilver: 6.9 mi
- Battle of Orleans Massachusetts 1814: 7.3 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Life Boat CG36500: 7.3 mi
Museums: 38
- Stony Brook Grist Mill & Museum: 1.9 mi
- Brooks Academy Museum: 2.6 mi
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History: 2.6 mi
- Cobb House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Cape Cod Museum of Art: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 27
- The Catch: 7.3 mi
- The Great Green Whale: 10.2 mi
- James Otis Jr.: 10.7 mi
- Mercy Otis Warren: 10.7 mi
- Saint John Paul: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 19
- Brewster Historical Society Windmill Village: 2.6 mi
- Grand Slam Entertainment: 3.2 mi
- Stick'n Rudder Aero Tours: 5.9 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 7.3 mi
- Pirates Cove: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 14
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 12.0 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 12.5 mi
- Shirley Cross Wildflower Garden: 19.1 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- McInnes Garden: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 10
- truck pull-off: 1.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 2.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 3.0 mi
- rest area: 4.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 4.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- U.S. Coast Guard Station: 8.3 mi
- Oil House: 8.3 mi
- Chatham Light: 8.3 mi
- Nauset Light: 12.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Top of Eroding Coastal Bank (Spring 2025): 8.4 mi
- Salten Point: 10.8 mi
- Indian Neck: 13.8 mi
- Fullers Point: 14.9 mi
- bluff: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnick Area: 5.1 mi
- Hardings Beach Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Long Point: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bates Cr. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | NE 50° | 165 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 269° | 93 m | 24.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | W 273° | 85 m | 20.0 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | W 276° | 82 m | 22.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | W 272° | 80 m | 23.7 mi |
| Discovery Hill | W 271° | 77 m | 19.0 mi |
| Discovery Hill | W 277° | 61 m | 23.8 mi |
| Signal Hill | WNW 284° | 60 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:37 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:29 | 16:14 |
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 | 31 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Harwich, 4 mi away.
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