Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Briggs Cove Marsh
Briggs Cove Marsh is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Pine Hill stands 93 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Lipsitt Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.72170, -70.76082
- 14.0 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
- 26.3 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 26.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Paradise Ave and Other Roads
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lipsitt Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Lipsitt Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Ludes Estuary: 0.3 mi
- Creek Road: 0.3 mi
- Moore-Tabor Cr: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Charles E Washburn Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Point Road Park: 0.7 mi
- Town Field: 1.4 mi
- Silver Shell Beach: 1.9 mi
- Dexter Lane Fields: 2.9 mi
Beaches
- Cedar Island: 1.9 mi
- Swifts Beach: 2.5 mi
- Swifts Neck Association: 2.7 mi
- Parkwood Beach: 3.3 mi
- Minot Forest Beach: 3.7 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Hill: 3.6 mi
- Tinkham Hill: 3.7 mi
- Wankinco Neck: 4.0 mi
- Fearing Hill: 4.1 mi
Museums: 58
- Captain John Kendrick Maritime: 3.4 mi
- Kendrick House Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bourne Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center: 10.3 mi
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Delano Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Maritime Park: 7.2 mi
- Acushnet Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Fort Phoenix: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 34
- Edaville: 8.8 mi
- Buzzards Bay Coalition: 10.2 mi
- Rodman Candleworks: 10.2 mi
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center: 10.3 mi
- Seamen's Bethel: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 21
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Tree of Bike: 9.4 mi
- Spinwinder: 14.1 mi
- Whale Tail: 14.3 mi
- Rachel Carson: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
- The Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Hog Island: 6.5 mi
- Falmouth Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- White Banks: 10.9 mi
- King Phillips Lookout: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 18
- Rotch- Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum: 10.7 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 13.2 mi
- Cape Cod Hydrangea Society Display Garden: 13.2 mi
- Dexter Rhododendron Garden: 13.3 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 13.3 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Clark's Point Light: 11.5 mi
- Nobska Point Light: 15.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 18.6 mi
- West Chop Light: 18.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 15.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.5 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bourne Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 10.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 4.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Briggs Cove Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | E 95° | 93 m | 10.1 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | E 87° | 85 m | 14.2 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | ENE 79° | 82 m | 11.7 mi |
| Avery Hill | E 86° | 80 m | 10.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | E 89° | 77 m | 15.1 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | ESE 115° | 71 m | 9.8 mi |
| Flagg Hill | NNE 27° | 64 m | 13.2 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 263° | 64 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:40 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Wareham, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29689745
Day trips start here
- Marion · 2 mi
- Rochester · 3 mi
- Wareham · 3 mi
- Mattapoisett · 5 mi
- SouthCoast · 7 mi
- New Bedford · 10 mi
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