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C Monahan Sanctuary

C Monahan Sanctuary from directly overhead

C Monahan Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Monks Hill stands 83 m to the south, 10 miles off. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 25 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates42.10924, -70.69485

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Kent Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kent Park: 0.3 mi
  • Kent Park: 0.4 mi
  • Kent Park: 0.4 mi
  • Coast Guard Hill: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Telegraph Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Snake Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Tea Rock Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Pudding Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Holly Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Coast Guard Hill Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Town of Marshfield Veterans Honor Roll: 1.5 mi
  • Dedication to Park Donator: 6.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
  • Caesar: 6.3 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 43
Artworks: 35
Attractions: 33
Cliffs: 32
Lighthouses: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Stella Tirrell Picnic Table Area: 13.8 mi
  • Babcock Arboretum: 19.7 mi
  • Nature's Pavilion: 24.2 mi
  • Herring Run Recreational Area: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 4.5 mi
  • State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 4.5 mi
  • Massachusetts Tourist Information Center: 12.1 mi
  • Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 23.1 mi
  • Westwood Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rock Falls: 17.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Pakomet Spring: 20.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of C Monahan Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monks HillS 188°83 m10.3 mi
Carolina HillWNW 302°77 m2.1 mi
Prospect HillNW 305°72 m10.1 mi
Judges HillNW 311°71 m8.6 mi
Mount BlueNW 309°66 m8.7 mi
Black Pond HillNW 311°64 m7.5 mi
Telegraph HillN 351°61 m0.4 mi
Marshfield HillsWNW 297°58 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:1818:55
June solstice05:0819:4020:23
September equinox06:3118:0518:42
December solstice07:0915:2916:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339495968747366564637
Precip in4.84.25.84.73.73.83.53.64.35.04.44.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plymouth-kingston, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29688215

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