Black Cat Preserve
Black Cat Preserve is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the east, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Watercourse Place Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Plymouth
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Watercourse Place Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Harlow / Cooks Pond Natural Heritage Area: 1.0 mi
- Harlow / Cooks Pond Natural Heritage Area: 1.2 mi
- Harlow / Cooks Pond Natural Heritage Area: 1.2 mi
- Harlow / Cooks Pond Natural Heritage Area: 1.2 mi
- Morton Park: 0.8 mi
- Haskell Field: 2.0 mi
- Jenny Pond Park: 2.0 mi
- Burton Park: 2.1 mi
- Pilgrim Memorial State Park: 2.2 mi
- Sparrow Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 1.6 mi
- Watson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Burying Hill: 2.2 mi
- Coles Hill: 2.4 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 2.2 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 2.4 mi
- Myles Standish Cellar Hole: 5.4 mi
- Myles Standish Monument: 5.8 mi
- Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 11.4 mi
- Stephens Field Beach: 2.4 mi
- Plymouth Beach: 3.6 mi
- Captain's Flats: 5.3 mi
- Pilgrim Shorefront: 6.0 mi
- Standish Shore: 6.1 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 2.0 mi
- Jenney Museum: 2.1 mi
- Richard Sparrow House: 2.1 mi
- 1749 Courthouse: 2.2 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 2.2 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 2.5 mi
- Mayflower II: 2.5 mi
- Edaville: 7.1 mi
- Pembroke Herring Run: 11.6 mi
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 12.5 mi
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 15.5 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 15.6 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 15.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 15.6 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 15.7 mi
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 2.2 mi
- Massasoit: 2.4 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 2.4 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 2.4 mi
- Myles Standish Legs: 10.0 mi
- High Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Lookout Point: 10.2 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 11.3 mi
- White Banks: 12.4 mi
- Hog Island: 14.5 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 1.4 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 13.9 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 13.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.0 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 12.6 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 21.4 mi
- Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Plymouth Light: 6.8 mi
- Pumphouse: 6.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 18.5 mi
- Rock Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Black Cat Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | E 92° | 114 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pine Hills | E 86° | 95 m | 5.2 mi |
| Monks Hill | NW 322° | 83 m | 2.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | SSE 147° | 82 m | 14.3 mi |
| Carolina Hill | N 351° | 77 m | 13.7 mi |
| Flagg Hill | SE 140° | 64 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pinnacle Hill | SSE 160° | 62 m | 1.6 mi |
| Sparrow Hill | N 352° | 61 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:05 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1186892729
Day trips start here
- Carver · 5 mi
- Halifax · 10 mi
- Middleborough · 11 mi
- Wareham · 12 mi
- Bridgewater · 15 mi
- Rochester · 15 mi
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