Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -4 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is North Neck Highlands Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 21 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- North Neck Highlands Preserve: 0.3 mi
- North Neck Highlands Preserve: 0.3 mi
- North Neck Highlands Preserve: 0.3 mi
- North Neck Highlands Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Marsh - Chappy: 1.0 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 1.6 mi
- Lighthouse Beach: 1.7 mi
- Chappaquiddick Beach: 1.8 mi
- Fuller Street Beach: 1.8 mi
- East Beach: 2.2 mi
- Enos Lots: 1.7 mi
- Cannonball Park: 2.6 mi
- Robinson Road Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Waban Park: 5.6 mi
- Penacook Park: 5.8 mi
- Sampson Hill: 1.6 mi
- Washaqua Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mill Hill: 2.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 6.9 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 8.2 mi
- The Carnegie Heritage Center: 2.1 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 5.9 mi
- Cottage Museum: 6.0 mi
- cannon: 2.4 mi
- cannon: 2.4 mi
- ship's anchor: 2.7 mi
- War Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Wasque Point: 3.4 mi
- North Head: 7.2 mi
- Husselton Head: 8.1 mi
- Makonikey Head: 10.7 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 12.0 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 13.6 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 18.3 mi
- Big Bridge: 4.2 mi
- Flying Horses Carousel: 6.0 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 10.7 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 12.0 mi
- The Liberté: 12.2 mi
- Whale Tail: 2.1 mi
- Buddha: 11.3 mi
- Helen Keller: 13.5 mi
- Whale Tail: 13.5 mi
- Rachel Carson: 13.5 mi
- Oil House: 8.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 8.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.7 mi
- West Chop Light: 8.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 21.6 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 22.0 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.2 mi
- truck pull-off: 24.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | WSW 258° | 94.8 m | 14.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 347° | 93 m | 21.9 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 358° | 85 m | 23.1 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 352° | 82 m | 24.8 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 349° | 80 m | 23.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | W 261° | 78 m | 14.5 mi |
| Discovery Hill | N 1° | 77 m | 22.5 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | NNW 341° | 71 m | 19.0 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 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:32 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/634355231
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 25 mi
- SouthCoast · 25 mi
- Marion · 26 mi
- Wareham · 28 mi
- Rochester · 29 mi
- Dartmouth · 30 mi
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