Nature reserve · Massachusetts
Briggs Property
Briggs Property is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Manomet Hill stands 114 m to the north-northwest, 3.5 miles off. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 9.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.88022, -70.56643
- 9.1 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Briggs Property: 0.9 mi
- Reid Pond Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Shallow Pond: 1.0 mi
- Little Island Pond: 1.0 mi
- Manomet Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Hio Hill: 1.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bay Hill: 2.7 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Fresh Pond Park: 1.5 mi
- Briggs Playground: 2.1 mi
- Emerson Field: 3.4 mi
- Saint Catherine's Chapel Park: 3.5 mi
- Hedges Pond Recreational Area and Preserve: 3.5 mi
Beaches
- Surfside Beach: 1.9 mi
- Pilgrim Beach: 1.9 mi
- Colony Beach: 1.9 mi
- Main Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pilgrim Shorefront: 4.4 mi
Museums: 56
- Plimoth Plantation: 5.1 mi
- Harlow Old Fort House: 6.8 mi
- Jabez Howland House: 7.1 mi
- The Plimoth Grist Mill: 7.2 mi
- Richard Sparrow House: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Plymouth Rock: 7.3 mi
- Sagamore Hill Trail: 7.6 mi
- National Monument to the Forefathers: 7.9 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 9.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 36
- The Pilgrim Maiden: 7.2 mi
- William Bradford Statue: 7.2 mi
- Massasoit: 7.3 mi
- Pilgrim Mother Statue: 7.3 mi
- Merchant Marine Memorial: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 24
- Butterflies of Cape Cod: 7.3 mi
- Mayflower II: 7.4 mi
- Mayflower Experience: 7.4 mi
- Herring Run: 7.5 mi
- The Green Briar Nature Center: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 16
- Hart Family Maze Garden: 9.5 mi
- The McGraw Family Garden of the Senses: 9.6 mi
- Donald Marvin Daylily Garden: 9.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 9.6 mi
- North American Hydrangea Test Garden: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Lookout Point: 3.5 mi
- Peaked Cliff: 5.1 mi
- High Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Hog Island: 11.4 mi
- Fullers Point: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 10
- Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 6.3 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 7.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 14.6 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 7.4 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 9.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Plymouth Light: 8.7 mi
- Pumphouse: 8.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Crystal Spring: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Long Point: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Briggs Property. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manomet Hill | NNW 339° | 114 m | 3.5 mi |
| Pine Hills | NNW 344° | 95 m | 4.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 180° | 93 m | 11.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | SSE 158° | 85 m | 11.0 mi |
| Monks Hill | NW 305° | 83 m | 9.8 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | S 171° | 82 m | 8.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | S 178° | 80 m | 10.2 mi |
| Discovery Hill | SSE 155° | 77 m | 11.9 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 | 19:39 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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