Cape Poge
Cape Poge is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -1 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 20 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge: 1.7 mi
- North Neck Highlands Preserve: 1.9 mi
- North Neck Highlands Preserve: 1.9 mi
- North Neck Highlands Preserve: 1.9 mi
- North Neck Highlands Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Fuller Street Beach: 3.1 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 3.2 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 3.2 mi
- East Beach: 3.3 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 3.4 mi
- Enos Lots: 3.2 mi
- Cannonball Park: 4.0 mi
- Robinson Road Recreation Area: 4.2 mi
- Waban Park: 5.7 mi
- Penacook Park: 5.8 mi
- Sampson Hill: 3.3 mi
- Washaqua Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mill Hill: 4.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 6.8 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 8.6 mi
- The Carnegie Heritage Center: 3.6 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 3.7 mi
- Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 5.9 mi
- Cottage Museum: 6.0 mi
- cannon: 3.9 mi
- cannon: 3.9 mi
- ship's anchor: 4.2 mi
- War Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Wasque Point: 4.7 mi
- North Head: 7.4 mi
- Husselton Head: 8.1 mi
- Makonikey Head: 11.1 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 12.4 mi
- Big Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 5.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 11.3 mi
- The Liberté: 11.6 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 11.7 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 12.6 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 13.4 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 16.6 mi
- Whale Tail: 3.6 mi
- Buddha: 10.0 mi
- Helen Keller: 13.3 mi
- Whale Tail: 13.4 mi
- Rachel Carson: 13.4 mi
- Oil House: 8.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.6 mi
- West Chop Light: 8.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.0 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 20.3 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.1 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Poge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | WSW 254° | 94.8 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 344° | 93 m | 20.7 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 356° | 85 m | 21.7 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 349° | 82 m | 23.5 mi |
| Avery Hill | NNW 346° | 80 m | 22.2 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 256° | 78 m | 15.6 mi |
| Discovery Hill | N 358° | 77 m | 21.0 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNW 337° | 71 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 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 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29703337
Day trips start here
- Marion · 25 mi
- Mattapoisett · 25 mi
- SouthCoast · 25 mi
- Wareham · 27 mi
- New Bedford · 29 mi
- Rochester · 29 mi
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